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Welcome to Sutter ...

Sutter is located in Sutter County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sutter, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Sutter is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Sutter: 530

The ZIP code for Sutter: 95982<3>

Communities Also Named Sutter ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Sutter - they are located in Illinois (2) and Missouri.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sutter.

Communities near Sutter ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sutter ...

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

Adding Sutter to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Sutter post office opened in 1895.

We also found Sutter mentioned on a train schedule titled San Francisco, Napa & Calistoga Railroad Employees' Time Table #38 (April 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sutter.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Sutter, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sutter - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 Sutter). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Sutter or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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