Welcome to California ...

California is located in Dare County<1>.

California is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for California: 252

Communities Also Named California ...

While we believe that this California is located in Dare County, we know of another 3 North Carolina communities named California. Those communities are located in the following counties: Hertford, Madison and Pitt County.

Beyond North Carolina, there are 21 communities that are also named California - they are located in Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland (2), Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, Ontario (2), Pennsylvania (4) and Virginia.

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

Communities near California ...

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

• Kill Devil Hills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Kill Devil Hills is located in Dare County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kill Devil Hills
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,413 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kill Devil Hills <3>
• Kitty Hawk
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Kitty Hawk is located in Dare County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitty Hawk
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,598 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kitty Hawk <3>
• Southern Shores
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Southern Shores is located in Dare County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southern Shores
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,997 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southern Shores <3>
• Nags Head
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Nags Head is located in Dare County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nags Head
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,997 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nags Head <3>
• Duck
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Duck is located in Dare County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duck <3>
• Manns Harbor
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Manns Harbor is located in Dare County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Harbor
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manns Harbor <3>
• Wanchese
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Wanchese is located in Dare County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanchese
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wanchese <3>
• Whalebone
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Whalebone is located in Dare County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whalebone
• Point Harbor
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Point Harbor is located in Currituck County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Harbor
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Harbor <3>
• Buffalo City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Buffalo City is located in Dare County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo City

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for California ...

Looking for more information about California? 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 California, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for California.