Welcome to Three Rivers ...

Three Rivers is located in Tulare County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Three Rivers, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

A typical abbreviation for Three Rivers: Three Rivs.

Three Rivers is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The area code for Three Rivers: (559)

The ZIP code for Three Rivers: 93271<3>

Communities Also Named Three Rivers ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Three Rivers - they are located in Florida, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, New Mexico, New York, Oregon and Texas.

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

Communities near Three Rivers ...

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

• Lindsay
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsay
  • Lindsay is located in Tulare County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,908 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lindsay <4>
• Farmersville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
  • Farmersville is located in Tulare County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,812 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmersville <4>
• Exeter
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
  • Exeter is located in Tulare County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,423 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Exeter <4>
• Woodlake
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake
  • Woodlake is located in Tulare County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,934 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodlake <4>
• Advance ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
  • Advance is located in Tulare County
• Lemon Cove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Cove
  • Lemon Cove is located in Tulare County
  • Lemon Cove has also been known as:
  • Lemoncove
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lemon Cove <4>
• Woodlake Junction
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake Junction
  • Woodlake Junction is located in Tulare County
• Badger
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger
  • Badger is located in Tulare County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Badger <4>
• Hartland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
  • Hartland is located in Tulare County
• Silver City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
  • Silver City is located in Tulare County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Three Rivers ...

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

Adding Three Rivers to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Three Rivers 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 Three Rivers was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Three Rivers post office opened in 1879.

We also found Three Rivers in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Three Rivers.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Three Rivers. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Tulare County: www.co.tulare.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/