Welcome to Point Arena ...

The coastal city of Point Arena is located in Mendocino County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Point Arena, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

The city was incorporated July 11, 1908.

A typical abbreviation for Point Arena: Pt. Arena

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Point Arena has a population of 452 people<2> (see below for details).

Point Arena is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Point Arena is located in the (707) area code.

The ZIP code for Point Arena: 95468<4>

Websites for Point Arena ...

Official Website: www.cityofpointarena.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Point Arena had an population of 452 people. This is an increase of 0.67% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 4.64% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Point Arena had a population of 449 people. This makes Point Arena the county's 4th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 449 people, the population of Point Arena decreased 5.27% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 474 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Point Arena.

Communities near Point Arena ...

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

• Signal Port
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Port
  • Signal Port is located in Mendocino County
  • Signal Port has also been known as:
  • Hardscratch
• Anchor Bay
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Bay
  • Anchor Bay is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anchor Bay <5>
• Fish Rock
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Rock
  • Fish Rock is located in Mendocino County
• Gualala
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gualala
  • Gualala is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gualala <5>
• Elk
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
  • Elk is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk <5>
• Philo
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philo
  • Philo is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philo <5>
• Boonville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonville
  • Boonville is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boonville <5>
• Navarro
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarro
  • Navarro is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Navarro <5>
• Sea Ranch
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Ranch
  • Sea Ranch is located in Sonoma County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sea Ranch <5>
• Annapolis
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annapolis
  • Annapolis is located in Sonoma County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Annapolis <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Point Arena ...

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

Adding Point Arena to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Point Arena post office opened in 1889.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Point Arena.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Point Arena: www.cityofpointarena.com/

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

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