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History · Meridian

Meridian’s post office opened in 1863, and 47% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1912 on.

1863first post office
0on the National Register
47%homes built before 1940
1famous people
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How Meridian began

When was Meridian founded?

1863

The Meridian post office opened in 1863, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 304163 years
Founding year: the first Meridian post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Meridian’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Meridian are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Meridian’s homes were built before 1942.On the map since 19123 editions of the USGS map, 1912 to 1973. Watch Meridian change.
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The story so far

Meridian, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Meridian yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Meridian is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sutter County, California, United States. Meridian sits at an elevation of 43 feet (13 m). It is in the Yuba City Metropolitan Statistical Area. The ZIP Code is 95957. The community is inside area code 530. The 2020 United States census reported Meridian's population was 304.

Its first post office opened in 1863. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 358 to 304 (-15%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

On the map

Meridian on the map, 1912 to 1973

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Meridian. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Meridian on the 1912 USGS mapMeridian on the 1952 USGS mapMeridian on the 1973 USGS map1912Meridian sheet · 1:31,680

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Meridian.

Timeline

Meridian, 1863 to 1933

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1863Post officeThe Meridian post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1912On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  5. 1933Born hereDon Young is born here
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Questions about Meridian’s history

What year was Meridian founded?

The Meridian post office opened in 1863, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.