Clements, California

Clements, California
Unincorporated community
Clements, California
Coordinates: 38°11′27″N 121°05′18″W / 38.19083°N 121.08833°W / 38.19083; -121.08833Coordinates: 38°11′27″N 121°05′18″W / 38.19083°N 121.08833°W / 38.19083; -121.08833
Country United States
State California
County San Joaquin
Elevation 138 ft (42 m)
Time zone Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
  Summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP code 95227
Area code(s) 209
GNIS feature ID 221206[1]

Clements is an unincorporated community in San Joaquin County, California, United States. Clements is located on California State Route 12 and California State Route 88 11 miles (18 km) east-northeast of Lodi. Although it is unincorporated, Clements has a post office with ZIP code 95227.[2]

History

Clements was laid out in about 1872.[3] The founder, Thomas Clements, gave the community his name.[4] A post office has been in operation at Clements since 1882.[5]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Clements, California
  2. ZIP Code Lookup
  3. "Older towns dot valley when Lodi established". Lodi News-Sentinel. Sep 9, 1969. pp. 8C. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  4. Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 759. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  5. "San Joaquin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 28 October 2015.


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