Olancha, California

Olancha
Census designated place
Entrance sign, southbound
Entrance sign, southbound
Location in Inyo County and the state of California
Location in Inyo County and the state of California
Olancha is located in the United States
Olancha
Olancha
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 36°15′55″N 118°00′03″W / 36.26528°N 118.00083°W / 36.26528; -118.00083
Country United States
State California
CountyInyo
Area
[1]
 • Total7.872 sq mi (20.388 km2)
 • Land7.841 sq mi (20.308 km2)
 • Water0.031 sq mi (0.080 km2)  0.39%
Elevation
[2]
3,698 ft (1,127 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total131
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
93549
Area codes442/760
FIPS code06-53490
GNIS feature ID2408982[2]
Official nameFarley's Olancha Mill Site[4]
Reference no.796

Olancha (Timbisha: Pakwa' si) is a census designated place in Inyo County of the U.S. state of California.[2] Olancha is located on U.S. Route 395 in California, 37 miles (60 km) south-southeast of Independence.[5] As of the 2010 census, the population was 192, up from 134 at the 2000 census.

Located in the Owens Valley next to the now mostly dry Owens Lake, the arid settlement is home to a major bottled water plant for Crystal Geyser Natural Alpine Spring Water.[6][7][failed verification]

  1. ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files - Places - California". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Olancha, California
  3. ^ "US Census Bureau". www.census.gov. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference CHL was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  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. 1191. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  6. ^ "CLUI - Newsletter". Archived from the original on February 8, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2007., Center for Land Use Interpretation.
  7. ^ "CRYSTAL GEYSER ® ALPINE SPRING WATER ™- Frequently Asked Questions". Archived from the original on January 14, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2007.