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Welcome to Fort Bragg ...

The coastal city of Fort Bragg is located in Mendocino County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Fort Bragg, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1858.

The city was incorporated August 5, 1889.

A typical abbreviation for Fort Bragg: Ft. Bragg

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Fort Bragg has a population of 7,282 people<2> (see below for details).

Fort Bragg is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Fort Bragg is located in the (707) area code.

The ZIP code for Fort Bragg: 95437<4>

Websites for Fort Bragg ...

Official Website: www.ci.fort-bragg.ca.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Fort Bragg had an population of 7,282 people. This is an increase of 0.12% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 3.64% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Fort Bragg had a population of 7,273 people (which is 8.28% of the total population of Mendocino County). This makes Fort Bragg the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Fort Bragg represents 0.02% of the total population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 400th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 7,273 people, the population of Fort Bragg increased 3.52% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 7,026 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Fort Bragg.

Communities Also Named Fort Bragg ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Fort Bragg - it's located in North Carolina.

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

Communities near Fort Bragg ...

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

  • Caspar
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Inglenook
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inglenook
    • Inglenook is located in Mendocino County
  • Mendocino
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Little River
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Westport
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Albion
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Comptche
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Branscomb
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Shake City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shake City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shake City
    • Shake City is located in Mendocino County
  • Elk
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fort Bragg. Our list includes 15 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Fort Bragg.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort Bragg ...

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

Adding Fort Bragg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fort Bragg 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 for Fort Bragg was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Fort Bragg post office opened in 1858.

We also found Fort Bragg in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fort Bragg.

The official website for Fort Bragg: www.ci.fort-bragg.ca.us/

The official website for Mendocino County: www.co.mendocino.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Mendocino, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Fort Bragg.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fort Bragg - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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 city (such as Fort Bragg). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Fort Bragg 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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