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Welcome to West Modesto ...

West Modesto is located in Stanislaus County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for West Modesto: W. Modesto

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

Area Codes for West Modesto: 209 & 350<2>

Communities near West Modesto ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Modesto ...

Looking for more information about West Modesto? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to West Modesto, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for West Modesto.

Adding West Modesto to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Modesto in the FIPS-55 file. For more information, see the Referenced FIPS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for West Modesto was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Modesto.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Stanislaus, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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 West Modesto area will be assigned with one of these codes: 209 or 350. As a result, placing a call in the West Modesto area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.