Farwell, California
Encyclopedia
Farwell is an unincorporated community
in Alameda County
, California
. It is located 3.5 miles (5.6 km) north-northeast of downtown Fremont
, at an elevation of 213 feet (65 m). Its ZIP code
is 94536 and its area code is 510
.
The name is in honor of James Dumaresy Farwell, land owner.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in Alameda County
Alameda County, California
Alameda County is a county in the U.S. state of California. It occupies most of the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 1,510,271, making it the 7th most populous county in the state...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. It is located 3.5 miles (5.6 km) north-northeast of downtown Fremont
Fremont, California
Fremont is a city in Alameda County, California. It was incorporated on January 23, 1956, from the merger of five smaller communities: Centerville, Niles, Irvington, Mission San Jose, and Warm Springs...
, at an elevation of 213 feet (65 m). Its ZIP code
ZIP Code
ZIP codes are a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service since 1963. The term ZIP, an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan, is properly written in capital letters and was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently, and therefore more quickly, when senders use the...
is 94536 and its area code is 510
Area code 510
North American area code 510 is a California telephone area code which covers most eastern Bay Area cities in Alameda County , and western Contra Costa County...
.
The name is in honor of James Dumaresy Farwell, land owner.