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Welcome to Crystal Bay ...

Crystal Bay is located in Washoe County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Crystal Bay, you might consider that their post office opened in 1937.

Crystal Bay is 6,370 feet [1,942 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Crystal Bay is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Crystal Bay: 775

The ZIP code for Crystal Bay: 89402<3>

Communities Also Named Crystal Bay ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Crystal Bay - they are located in Minnesota and Ontario.

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

Communities near Crystal Bay ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crystal Bay ...

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

Adding Crystal Bay to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Crystal Bay post office opened in 1937.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Crystal Bay.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Washoe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Crystal Bay - 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 Crystal Bay). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Crystal Bay 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/