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Welcome to Palmdale ...

Palmdale is located in Glades County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Palmdale, you might consider that their post office opened in 1914.

Palmdale is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Palmdale lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Palmdale: 863

The ZIP code for Palmdale: 33944<3>

Communities Also Named Palmdale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Palmdale - they are located in California (2), Minnesota and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Palmdale ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Palmdale ...

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

Adding Palmdale to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Palmdale post office opened in 1914.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Palmdale.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Glades, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Palmdale - 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 Palmdale). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Palmdale 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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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