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Welcome to Stevinson ...

Stevinson is located in Merced County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stevinson, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

Stevinson is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Stevinson lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Stevinson: 209 & 350<3>

The ZIP code for Stevinson: 95374<4>

Communities near Stevinson ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Stevinson.

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Stevinson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Stevinson.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Stevinson. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stevinson.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Stevinson. See our Newspapers Page for Stevinson.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stevinson ...

Looking for more information about Stevinson? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Stevinson, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Stevinson.

Adding Stevinson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Stevinson in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Stevinson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Stevinson post office opened in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stevinson.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Merced, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Stevinson - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 209 code has been Overlayed with the 350 area code. New phone numbers in the Stevinson area will be assigned with one of these codes: 209 or 350. As a result, placing a call in the Stevinson area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Stevinson). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Stevinson or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/