Catheys Valley | |
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| Coordinates: 37°25′57″N 120°05′53″W / 37.43250°N 120.09806°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  California |
| County | Mariposa |
| Named for | Andrew Cathey |
| Area | |
| • Total | 23.67 sq mi (61.30 km2) |
| • Land | 23.61 sq mi (61.15 km2) |
| • Water | 0.06 sq mi (0.15 km2) 0.21% |
| Elevation | 1,325 ft (404 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 829 |
| • Density | 35.11/sq mi (13.56/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP Code | 95306 |
| Area code | 209 |
| FIPS code | 06-12062 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 254727, 2582968 |
Catheys Valley (formerly, Cathay and Cathey's Valley) is a census-designated place[4] in Mariposa County, California, United States.[2] It lies in Catheys Valley 22 miles (35 km) northeast of Merced and 8 miles (13 km) southwest of Mariposa,[5] at an elevation of 1,325 feet (404 m).[2] As of the 2020 census, Catheys Valley had a population of 829.[3] Catheys Valley was named after Andrew Cathey, a native of North Carolina, who settled in the valley around 1850.[2] The ZIP Code is 95306. The community is inside area code 209.
- ^ "2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files: California". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Catheys Valley". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ a b "P1. Race – Catheys Valley CDP, California: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Catheys Valley, California
- ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 756. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.