Weitchpec, California

Weitchpec
Weitchpec in 1923
Weitchpec in 1923
Weitchpec is located in California
Weitchpec
Weitchpec
Location in California
Coordinates: 41°11′17″N 123°42′30″W / 41.18806°N 123.70833°W / 41.18806; -123.70833[1]
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyHumboldt County
Area
 • Total3.886 sq mi (10.06 km2)
 • Land3.830 sq mi (9.92 km2)
 • Water0.056 sq mi (0.15 km2)
Elevation1,398 ft (426 m)
Population
 • Total112
 • Density29/sq mi (11/km2)
Zip code
95546
GNIS feature ID1660142[2]

Weitchpec (/ˈwɛpɛk/ WETCH-pek; Karuk: Ansáfriik;[4] Yurok: Wechpues, Wech)[5][6] is an unincorporated village and CDP within the Yurok reservation in Humboldt County, California, United States.[7] It is located 35 miles (56 km) northeast of Eureka,[8] at an elevation of 361 feet (110 m).[7] The ZIP Code is 95546.[9]

Weitchpec is located in the northwestern part of the state at the confluence of the Klamath and Trinity Rivers, and the junction of State Highways 96 and 169.[10]

  1. ^ a b "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files - California". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Weitchpec". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  4. ^ Bright, William; Susan Gehr. "Karuk Dictionary and Texts". Retrieved July 6, 2012.
  5. ^ "Yurok Dictionary: Wechpues". Retrieved July 7, 2012.
  6. ^ per Greg Long, The Making of Bigfoot (2004), page 32
  7. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Weitchpec, California
  8. ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 165. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  9. ^ USPS ZIP Code lookup tool
  10. ^ USGS Map "Weitchpec Quadrangle, 1997" 7.5 min. series