Loleta, California

Loleta, California
Swauger and Swauger's Station
unincorporated community
census-designated place
Loleta's Main Street on south side of rail tracks
Loleta's Main Street on south side of rail tracks
Location of Loleta in Humboldt County, California.
Location of Loleta in Humboldt County, California.
Loleta, California is located in California
Loleta, California
Loleta, California
Location in California
Coordinates: 40°38′27″N 124°13′31″W / 40.64083°N 124.22528°W / 40.64083; -124.22528
Country United States
State California
CountyHumboldt
Area
[1]
 • Total2.125 sq mi (5.504 km2)
 • Land2.125 sq mi (5.504 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation
[2]
46 ft (14 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total828
 • Density390/sq mi (150/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP Code
95551
Area code707
GNIS feature IDs1656137; 2611440
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Loleta, California; U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Loleta, California

Loleta (Wiyot: Guduwalhat)[4] is a unincorporated community in Humboldt County, California, United States.[2] Loleta is located 5.5 miles (9 km) south of Fields Landing,[5] and 15 miles (24 km) south of Eureka at an elevation of 46 feet (14 m).[2] The population was 783 at the 2010 census. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Loleta as a census-designated place (CDP).[6] Residents live in a central community area and rural outskirts. There are two separate Native American reservations on the rural outskirts of Table Bluff, California.

The ZIP Code is 95551,[7] and the community is inside area code 707.

  1. ^ "2010 Census U.S. Gazetteer Files – Places – California". United States Census Bureau.
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Loleta, California
  3. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  4. ^ "Language – Wiyot Tribe". Archived from the original on February 13, 2012. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
  5. ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 97. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  6. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Loleta, California.
  7. ^ "ZIP Code Lookup". usps.com. Archived from the original on January 1, 2008.