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Welcome to Twentynine Palms ...

The city of Twentynine Palms is located in San Bernardino County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Twentynine Palms, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1927.

The city was incorporated November 23, 1987.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Twentynine Palms has a population of 26,456 people<2> (see below for details).

Twentynine Palms is 2,100 feet [640 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Twentynine Palms: 760 & 442<4>

The ZIP codes for Twentynine Palms: 92277-92278<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Twentynine Palms had an population of 26,456 people. This is an increase of 5.62% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 79.19% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Twentynine Palms had a population of 25,048 people. This makes Twentynine Palms the county's 18th most populous community.

The population of Twentynine Palms represents 0.07% of the total population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 262nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 25,048 people, the population of Twentynine Palms increased 69.66% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 14,764 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Twentynine Palms.

Websites for Twentynine Palms ...

Official Website: www.ci.twentynine-palms.ca.us/

Communities near Twentynine Palms ...

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

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

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

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Twentynine Palms. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Twentynine Palms.

We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Twentynine Palms. Our list includes 6 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Twentynine Palms.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Twentynine Palms ...

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

Adding Twentynine Palms to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Twentynine Palms 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 Twentynine Palms was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

X2X - From that list, the Twentynine Palms post office opened in 1927.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Twentynine Palms.

The official website for Twentynine Palms: www.ci.twentynine-palms.ca.us/

The official website for San Bernardino County: www.sbcounty.gov/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including San Bernardino, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Twentynine Palms.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Twentynine Palms - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 760 code has been Overlayed with the 442 area code. New phone numbers in the Twentynine Palms area will be assigned with one of these codes: 760 or 442. As a result, placing a call in the Twentynine Palms area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>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 city (such as Twentynine Palms). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Twentynine Palms or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).

Our list of ZIP Codes for Twentynine Palms includes: 92277 & 92278.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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




 

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