Big Creek, California

Big Creek, California
Location of Big Creek in Fresno County, California.
Location of Big Creek in Fresno County, California.
Big Creek is located in California
Big Creek
Big Creek
Location in California
Coordinates: 37°12′18″N 119°14′45″W / 37.20500°N 119.24583°W / 37.20500; -119.24583
Country United States
State California
CountyFresno County
Area
 • Total0.46 sq mi (1.19 km2)
 • Land0.46 sq mi (1.19 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)  0%
Elevation4,984 ft (1,519 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total151
 • Density328.26/sq mi (126.73/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP Code
93605
GNIS feature ID1659696; 2628711
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Big Creek, California; U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Big Creek, California

Big Creek (Big Creek Flats in the 1870s; Manzanita Park in 1902; until 1926, Cascada)[3] is a small census-designated place[4] in Fresno County, California, located in the Sierra Nevada on the north bank of Big Creek. It lies at an elevation of 4,984 feet (1,519 m) above sea level.[2] Its last population count was 175. The ZIP code is 93605, and the community is inside area code 559.

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Big Creek, California
  3. ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1002. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Big Creek, California