Challenge | |
|---|---|
  Challenge Location in California  Challenge Challenge (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 39°29′15″N 121°13′25″W / 39.48750°N 121.22361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Yuba County |
| Elevation | 2,595 ft (791 m) |
| ZIP code | 95925[2] |
| Area code | 530 |
Challenge (formerly Challenge Mills)[3] is an unincorporated community in Yuba County, California. It is located on Dry Creek 30 miles (48 km) northeast of Marysville.[3]
Challenge was once the terminus of a narrow-gauge logging railroad that hauled timber to the Beanville mill.[4]
A post office opened at Challenge in 1895.[3]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Challenge, California
- ^ "Challenge ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
- ^ a b c Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 464. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ^ "Greenville, lively gold, lumber camp in Yuba hills, lives only in memory". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, CA. October 28, 1957. Retrieved December 30, 2023.