# Clements, California

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**Clements** is an [unincorporated community](/source/Unincorporated_area) in [San Joaquin County](/source/San_Joaquin_County,_California), [California](/source/California), United States. Clements is located on [California State Route 12](/source/California_State_Route_12) and [California State Route 88](/source/California_State_Route_88), 11 miles (18 km) east-northeast of [Lodi](/source/Lodi,_California). Clements has a [post office](/source/Post_office) with [ZIP code](/source/ZIP_code) 95227.[3]

## History

Clements was laid out in about 1872.[4] The founder, Thomas Clements, gave the community his name.[5] A post office has been in operation at Clements since 1882.[6]

The **Clements Stampede** is a rodeo that began in 1942. Its original purpose was to raise funds for Marines during [World War II](/source/World_War_II).[7] The annual rodeo was cancelled in 2011, and then was revived in 2025.[8]

## See also

- [Lone Star Mill (San Joaquin County, California)](/source/Lone_Star_Mill_(San_Joaquin_County,_California))
- [California Historical Landmarks in San Joaquin County](/source/California_Historical_Landmarks_in_San_Joaquin_County)
- [IOOF Lodge No. 355](/source/IOOF_Lodge_No._355)

## References

1. ["People in Zip 95227 (Clements, CA)"](https://www.bestplaces.net/people/zip-code/california/clements/95227). Bestplaces.net. Retrieved 2022-09-07.

1. [ZIP Code Lookup](http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=95227&Go=Go) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20110614233656/http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=95227&Go=Go) 2011-06-14 at the Wayback Machine

1. ["Older towns dot valley when Lodi established"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=n-szAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2zIHAAAAIBAJ&pg=7204%2C6366681). *Lodi News-Sentinel*. Sep 9, 1969. pp. 8C. Retrieved 28 October 2015.

1. Durham, David L. (1998). [*California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State*](https://books.google.com/books?id=Yfa0hmE7yocC). Quill Driver Books. p. 759. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.

1. ["San Joaquin County"](http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=CA&county=San+Joaquin). Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 28 October 2015.

1. Garza, Daniel & Barker, Annie (October 21, 2025). ["Clements Stampede revives a small‑town rodeo tradition"](https://stocktonia.org/news/community/2025/10/21/clements-stampede-revives-a-small%e2%80%91town-rodeo-tradition/). *Stocktonia News*. Retrieved October 23, 2025.

1. Karcher, Carmela (October 18, 2025). ["Clements Stampede returns after a 15-year hiatus"](https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/clements-stampede-returns-after-a-15-year-hiatus/). *CBS Sacramento*. Retrieved October 23, 2025.

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