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Welcome to Wrightwood ...

Wrightwood is located in San Bernardino County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wrightwood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1928.

Wrightwood is 5,930 feet [1,807 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Wrightwood is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Wrightwood: 760 & 442<3>

The ZIP code for Wrightwood: 92397<4>

Communities near Wrightwood ...

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

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wrightwood. Our list includes 7 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Wrightwood.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wrightwood ...

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

Adding Wrightwood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wrightwood 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 Wrightwood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Wrightwood post office opened in 1928.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wrightwood.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including San Bernardino, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wrightwood - 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 Wrightwood area will be assigned with one of these codes: 760 or 442. As a result, placing a call in the Wrightwood 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 Wrightwood). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Wrightwood 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 their list with background information can be found at:

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