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Welcome to Woodacre ...

Woodacre is located in Marin County<1>.



Woodacre was established in 1912.

Woodacre is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Woodacre is within the (415) area code.

The ZIP code for Woodacre: 94973<3>

Communities Also Named Woodacre ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Woodacre - it's located in Georgia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Woodacre.

Communities near Woodacre ...

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

  • Richmond
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
    • Richmond is located in Contra Costa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,038 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <4>
  • Petaluma
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • San Rafael
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Novato
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • San Pablo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Hercules
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hercules
    • Hercules is located in Contra Costa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,221 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hercules <4>
  • El Cerrito
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Pinole
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinole
    • Pinole is located in Contra Costa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,207 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinole <4>
  • Mill Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • San Anselmo
    (5 miles [8 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 Woodacre. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Woodacre.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Woodacre ...

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

Adding Woodacre to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Woodacre 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 Woodacre was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Woodacre post office opened in 1925.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Woodacre.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Woodacre. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Marin County: www.co.marin.ca.us/

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 Marin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Woodacre - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 Woodacre). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Woodacre or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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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