Welcome to Volcano ...
Volcano is located in Amador County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Volcano, you might consider that their post office opened in 1851.
Volcano is 2,070 feet [631 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Volcano lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Volcano: 209 & 350<3>
The ZIP code for Volcano: 95689<4>
Communities Also Named Volcano ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Volcano - they are located in Colorado, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Volcano.
Communities near Volcano ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Volcano.
- Ione
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ione
- Ione is located in Amador County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,326 people
- Former names for Ione:
- Bedbug
- Freeze Out
- Hardscrabble
- Ione City
- Ione Valley
- Jone City
- Jone Valley
- Rickeyville
- Woosterville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ione <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ione
- From Volcano to Ione
- Jackson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sutter Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Plymouth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Amador City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Glencoe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sandy Gulch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bummerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bummerville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bummerville
- Bummerville is located in Calaveras County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bummerville
- From Volcano to Bummerville
- Wilseyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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 Volcano. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Volcano.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Volcano. 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 Volcano.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Volcano. See our Newspapers Page for Volcano.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Volcano ...
Looking for more information about Volcano? 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 Volcano, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Volcano.
Adding Volcano to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Volcano 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 Volcano was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Volcano post office opened in 1851.
We also found Volcano in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Volcano.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Amador, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Volcano - 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 Volcano area will be assigned with one of these codes: 209 or 350. As a result, placing a call in the Volcano 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 Volcano). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Volcano 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> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |