Welcome to Wister ...
Wister is located in Imperial County<1>.
Wister is near sea level<2>.
Time Zone: Wister lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Wister, you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.
Area Codes for Wister: 760 & 442<3>
Communities Also Named Wister ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Wister - they are located in Oklahoma and Pennsylvania.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wister.
Communities near Wister ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wister.
- Calipatria
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Westmorland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bombay Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bombay Beach
- Bombay Beach is located in Imperial County
- Niland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pope ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pope. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Pope is located in Imperial County
- Bertram
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertram
- Bertram is located in Imperial County
- Estelle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
- Estelle is located in Imperial County
- Rancho Dos Palmas
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Dos Palmas
- Rancho Dos Palmas is located in Riverside County
- Salton City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Brawley
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
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 Wister. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wister.
We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wister. See our Newspapers Page for Wister.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wister ...
Looking for more information about Wister? 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 Wister, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Wister.
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 Wister - 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 Wister area will be assigned with one of these codes: 760 or 442. As a result, placing a call in the Wister area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |