Grangeville | |
|---|---|
 Location of Grangeville in Kings County, California. | |
  Grangeville Location in California | |
| Coordinates: 36°20′37″N 119°42′31″W / 36.34361°N 119.70861°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  California |
| County |  Kings |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.640 sq mi (1.657 km2) |
| • Land | 0.640 sq mi (1.657 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0% |
| Elevation | 249 ft (76 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 508 |
| • Density | 790/sq mi (310/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 93230[4] |
| Area code | 559 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1660694; 2628734 |
| U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Grangeville, California; U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Grangeville, California | |
Grangeville is a census-designated place[5] (CDP) in Kings County, California, United States. It is part of the Hanford–Corcoran Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 469 at the 2010 Census. The community is located 3.5 miles (5.6 km) west-northwest of Hanford,[6] at an elevation of 249 feet (76 m).[2]
A post office operated at Grangeville from 1874 to 1920.[6]
Grangeville was founded in 1874 by James A. Hackett and Peter Kanawyer. It is the oldest existing community in Kings County. When the Southern Pacific Railroad bypassed Grangeville in 1876, the thriving new community dwindled in size and importance.[7]
- ^ U.S. Census Archived 2012-01-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Grangeville, California
- ^ "US Census Bureau". www.census.gov. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
- ^ "Grangeville CA ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Grangeville, California
- ^ a b Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1041. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ^ Ross, Donald (1987). Kings County: A Short History. Hanford, CA: Kings County Historical Society.