Petrolia, California

40°19′31″N 124°17′13″W / 40.32528°N 124.28694°W / 40.32528; -124.28694

Petrolia
Unincorporated community
Panorama view of Petrolia
Panorama view of Petrolia
Petrolia is located in California
Petrolia
Petrolia
Location in California
Petrolia is located in the United States
Petrolia
Petrolia
Petrolia (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°19′31″N 124°17′13″W / 40.32528°N 124.28694°W / 40.32528; -124.28694
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyHumboldt
Elevation
[1]
121 ft (37 m)
Area code707
Official nameCalifornia's First Drilled Oil Wells[2]
Reference no.543

Petrolia is an unincorporated community in Humboldt County, California,[1] 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Cape Mendocino,[3] at an elevation of 121 feet (37 m) above sea level,[1] within ZIP Code 95558,[4] and area code 707. Petrolia was the site of the first oil well drilled in California.[2]

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Petrolia, California
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference CHL was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  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. 121. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  4. ^ "USPS.com ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Retrieved November 27, 2013.