Sierraville, California
Sierraville, California | |
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Unincorporated community | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Sierra |
| Elevation | 4,957 ft (1,511 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
• Total | 207 (for ZIP code) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 96126 |
| Area code | 530 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1660231Template:GR |
Sierraville is an unincorporated community in Sierra County, California, United States. It is at the southern end of the huge Sierra Valley which is used primarily as pasture and is also at the junction of California State Route 49 and California State Route 89 southwest of Loyalton. Sierraville has a post office with ZIP code 96126.[1] The post office opened under the name Sierra Valley in 1862 and became known as the Sierraville post office in 1899.[2] As of the 2000 census, ZIP code 96126 had a population of 207.Template:GR
It is the site of the only traffic signal (a flashing red light) in Sierra County. In the winter of 2007 it was removed after an automobile accident and was replaced in the fall of 2008.
References
- ^ ZIP Code Lookup
- ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 555. ISBN 1884995144.
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