Yettem | |
|---|---|
 Location in Tulare County and the state of California | |
  Yettem Position in California.  Yettem Yettem (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 36°29′12″N 119°15′18″W / 36.48667°N 119.25500°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  California |
| County | Tulare |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.153 sq mi (0.398 km2) |
| • Land | 0.153 sq mi (0.398 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0% |
| Elevation | 348 ft (106 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 201 |
| • Density | 1,300/sq mi (510/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 93670 |
| Area code | 559 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1661715; 2585465 |
| U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Yettem, California; U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Yettem, California | |
Yettem is a census-designated place (CDP) in Tulare County, California.[2] Yettem is located on California State Route 201 11 miles (18 km) north of Visalia. Yettem has a post office with ZIP code 93670.[4] Yettem sits at an elevation of 348 feet (106 m).[2] The 2010 United States census reported Yettem's population was 211.
Yettem's name was Lovell until Hagop Hamalian, the town storekeeper and postmaster, along with Ezekiel Kendigian and Devlat Agha Moorsalian submitted Armenia, Ararat, and Yettem as suggestions for a name change for the town to the Post Office Department, which chose Yettem.[5] Yettem is how Western Armenians pronounce the Armenian word for Eden. Although most of the Armenian population has moved away, there is still an active St. Mary's Armenian Church in Yettem.[6]
- ^ U.S. Census Archived 2012-07-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Yettem, California
- ^ "US Census Bureau". www.census.gov. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
- ^ ZIP Code Lookup
- ^ "A Warm Wind Through Yettem, by Charles Davidian".
- ^ "St. Mary Armenian Church". www.stmaryyettem.org. Archived from the original on September 5, 2011.