Potter Valley, California

Potter Valley
Potter Valley is located in California
Potter Valley
Potter Valley
Potter Valley is located in the United States
Potter Valley
Potter Valley
Coordinates: 39°19′20″N 123°06′47″W / 39.32222°N 123.11306°W / 39.32222; -123.11306
Country United States
State California
CountyMendocino
Area
 • Total4.055 sq mi (10.50 km2)
 • Land4.027 sq mi (10.43 km2)
 • Water0.028 sq mi (0.07 km2)  0.69%
Elevation948 ft (289 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total665
 • Density160/sq mi (63/km2)
Time zoneUTC−8 (Pacific)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−7 (PDT)
ZIP code
95469
Area code707
FIPS code06-58506
GNIS feature IDs265005;[2] 2628779[4]

Potter Valley is a census-designated place[4] in Mendocino County, California, United States.[2] It is located 18 miles (29 km) north-northeast of Ukiah,[5] at an elevation of 948 feet (289 m)[2] at the headwaters of the East Fork Russian River. The CDP population was 665 at the 2020 census.[3]

  1. ^ "2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files: California". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Potter Valley
  3. ^ a b "P1. Race – Potter Valley CDP, California: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  4. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Potter Valley Census Designated Place
  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. 125. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.