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Welcome to Jean ...

Jean is located in Clark County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jean, you might consider that their post office opened in 1905.

Jean is 2,840 feet [866 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Jean is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Note: If you leave Jean and travel east, you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.

Area Codes for Jean: 702 & 725<3>

The ZIP code for Jean: 89019<4>

Communities Also Named Jean ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Jean - they are located in Kansas, Michigan, Oklahoma, Oregon and Texas.

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

Communities near Jean ...

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jean ...

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

Adding Jean to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Jean post office opened in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jean.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Clark, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Jean - 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 702 code has been Overlayed with the 725 area code. New phone numbers in the Jean area will be assigned with one of these codes: 702 or 725. As a result, placing a call in the Jean 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 Jean). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Jean 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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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