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History · Victor

Victor’s post office opened in 1922, and 24% of its homes were built before 1940

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How Victor began

When was Victor founded?

1922

The Victor post office opened in 1922, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 313104 years
Founding year: the first Victor post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Victor’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Victor are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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Victor, in brief

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

Victor is a census-designated place and community in San Joaquin County, California, United States. The population was 313 at the 2020 census, up from 293 at the 2010 census. The ZIP Code is 95253, and the settlement is inside area code 209.

Its first post office opened in 1922. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 293 to 313 (+7%).

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

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Famous people

Famous people close to Victor

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Chris IsaakAmerican rock musician · b. 1956
Daniel GolemanAmerican psychologist and journalist · b. 1946
Nate DiazAmerican mixed martial artist · b. 1985
Kara WalkerAmerican painter and installation artist · b. 1969
Nick DiazAmerican mixed martial artist · b. 1983
Jose M. HernandezAmerican engineer and astronaut · b. 1962
Places that used to be

Places now gone

Victor’s post office has been open since 1922.

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Victor Schoolschool

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Victor’s history

What year was Victor founded?

The Victor post office opened in 1922, 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 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.