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Welcome to Winterhaven ...

Winterhaven is located in Imperial County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Winterhaven, you might consider that their post office opened in 1916.

Winterhaven is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: While Winterhaven is in the Pacific Time Zone and observes daylight saving time, the area just to the south is in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not..

Area Codes for Winterhaven: 760 & 442<3>

The ZIP code for Winterhaven: 92283<4>

Communities near Winterhaven ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Winterhaven ...

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

Adding Winterhaven to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Winterhaven 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 (so far) for Winterhaven was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Winterhaven post office opened in 1916.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Winterhaven.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Imperial, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Winterhaven - 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 760 code has been Overlayed with the 442 area code. New phone numbers in the Winterhaven area will be assigned with one of these codes: 760 or 442. As a result, placing a call in the Winterhaven 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 Winterhaven). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Winterhaven 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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