Orick | |
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  Orick Location in California | |
| Coordinates: 41°17′12″N 124°03′35″W / 41.28667°N 124.05972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Humboldt County |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.850 sq mi (12.561 km2) |
| • Land | 4.746 sq mi (12.291 km2) |
| • Water | 0.104 sq mi (0.270 km2) 2.15% |
| Elevation | 26 ft (8 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 328 |
| • Density | 68/sq mi (26/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP Code | 95555[4] |
| Area code | 707 |
| FIPS code | 06-54218 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 230092, 2611444 |
Orick (formerly, Arekw, Orekw, and Oreq, Yurok: 'O'rekw [5]) is a census-designated place[6] situated on the banks of the Redwood Creek in Humboldt County, California.[2] It is located 43 miles (69 km) north of Eureka,[7] at an elevation of 26 feet (8 m).[2] The population was 357 at the 2010 census.
Rare minerals orickite and coyoteite were discovered at Coyote Peak near Orick.[8]
- ^ "2010 Census U.S. Gazetteer Files – Places – California". United States Census Bureau.
- ^ a b c "Orick". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
- ^ "ZIP Code(tm) Lookup". United States Postal Service. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
- ^ "Yurok Dictionary: 'O'rekw". Retrieved July 7, 2012.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Orick, 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. 117. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ^ Erd, Richard C.; Czamanske, Gerald K. (1983). "Orickite and coyoteite, two new sulfide minerals from Coyote Peak, Humboldt Country, California" (PDF). American Mineralogist. 68: 245–254.