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Welcome to Yountville ...

The city of Yountville is located in Napa County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Yountville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1867.

The city was incorporated February 4, 1965.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Yountville has a population of 2,987 people<2> (see below for details).

Yountville is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Yountville lies within the (707) area code.

The ZIP code for Yountville: 94599<4>

Websites for Yountville ...

Official Website: www.yville.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Yountville had an population of 2,987 people. This is an increase of 1.84% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 2.43% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Yountville had a population of 2,933 people. This makes Yountville the county's 5th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,933 people, the population of Yountville has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,916 people).

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

Communities near Yountville ...

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

  • Santa Rosa
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Napa
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napa
    • Napa is located in Napa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,032 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Napa <5>
  • Petaluma
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Rohnert Park
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • American Canyon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Sonoma
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Cotati
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Saint Helena
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Calistoga
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Rutherford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Yountville. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Yountville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Yountville ...

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

Adding Yountville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Yountville post office opened in 1867.

We also found Yountville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Yountville.

The official website for Yountville: www.yville.com/

The official website for Napa County: www.co.napa.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 Napa, 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 Yountville.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Yountville - 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 Yountville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Yountville 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 their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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