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Welcome to Stinson Beach ...

Stinson Beach is located in Marin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stinson Beach, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1916.

A typical abbreviation for Stinson Beach: Stinson Bch.

Stinson Beach is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for Stinson Beach: 415 & 628<3>

The ZIP code for Stinson Beach: 94970<4>

Communities near Stinson Beach ...

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

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 Stinson Beach. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Stinson Beach.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Stinson Beach. 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 Stinson Beach.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stinson Beach ...

Looking for more information about Stinson Beach? 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 Stinson Beach, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Stinson Beach.

Adding Stinson Beach to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Stinson Beach 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 Stinson Beach was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Stinson Beach post office opened in 1916.

We also found Stinson Beach on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for California (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stinson Beach.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Marin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Stinson Beach - 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 415 code has been Overlayed with the 628 area code. New phone numbers in the Stinson Beach area will be assigned with one of these codes: 415 or 628. As a result, placing a call in the Stinson Beach 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 Stinson Beach). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Stinson Beach 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/