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Welcome to Porterville ...

Porterville is located in Morgan County<1>.

Porterville was settled in 1859.

Porterville is 5,150 feet [1,570 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Porterville is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Porterville lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Porterville: 801 & 385<3>

The ZIP code for Porterville: 84050<4>

Communities Also Named Porterville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Porterville - they are located in Alabama, California, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New York, Newfoundland and Labrador, Oregon and Texas.

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

Communities near Porterville ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Porterville ...

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

Adding Porterville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Porterville post office opened in 1894. The Porterville post office closed in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Porterville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Utah's counties, including Morgan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Porterville - 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 801 code has been Overlayed with the 385 area code. New phone numbers in the Porterville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 801 or 385. As a result, placing a call in the Porterville 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 Porterville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Porterville 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/