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Welcome to Gustine ...

The city of Gustine is located in Merced County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Gustine, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Gustine has a population of 5,778 people<2> (see below for details).

Gustine is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Gustine is within the (209) area code.

The ZIP code for Gustine: 95322<4>

Websites for Gustine ...

Official Website: www.ci.gustine.ca.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Gustine had an population of 5,778 people. This is an increase of 4.67% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 22.99% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Gustine had a population of 5,520 people. This makes Gustine the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Gustine represents 0.01% of the population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 417th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 5,520 people, the population of Gustine increased 17.5% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 4,698 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Gustine.

Communities Also Named Gustine ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Gustine - it's located in Texas.

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

Communities near Gustine ...

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

  • Turlock
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turlock
    • Turlock is located in Stanislaus County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,059 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turlock <5>
  • Los Banos
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Patterson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Livingston
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Newman
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
    • Newman is located in Stanislaus County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,702 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newman <5>
  • Stevinson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Crows Landing
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Santa Nella Village
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Santa Nella
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Volta
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volta
    • Volta is located in Merced County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gustine ...

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

Adding Gustine to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gustine 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 Gustine was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gustine.

The official website for Gustine: www.ci.gustine.ca.us/

The official website for Merced County: www.co.merced.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 Merced, 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 Gustine.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gustine - 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 Gustine). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Gustine 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.









 

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