Dunsmuir, California | |
|---|---|
| City of Dunsmuir | |
 The California Theater in Dunsmuir California on a sunny day | |
| Motto: "Home of the best water on Earth" | |
 Location of Dunsmuir in Siskiyou County, California. | |
  Dunsmuir, California Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 41°13′18″N 122°16′23″W / 41.22167°N 122.27306°W | |
| Country |  United States of America |
| State |  California |
| County | Siskiyou |
| Incorporated | August 7, 1909[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Matthew Bryan[2] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.64 sq mi (4.25 km2) |
| • Land | 1.60 sq mi (4.16 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.09 km2) 2.14% |
| Elevation | 2,290 ft (698 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 1,707 |
| • Density | 1,064.21/sq mi (410.79/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP Code | 96025 |
| Area code | 530 |
| FIPS code | 06-20242 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 277501, 2410372 |
| Website | ci |
Dunsmuir is a city in Siskiyou County, northern California. It is on the upper Sacramento River. Its population is 1,707 as of the 2020 census, up from 1,650 from the 2010 census.
Dunsmuir is currently a hub for tourism in Northern California, with Interstate 5 passing through it. Visitors enjoy fishing, skiing, climbing, or sight-seeing. During the steam locomotive railroad era, it was the site of an important Central Pacific (and later Southern Pacific) railroad yard, where extra steam locomotives were added to assist trains on the grade to the north.
- ^ "California Cities by Incorporation Date". California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions. Archived from the original (Word) on November 3, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
- ^ "Dunsmuir mayor Matthew Bryan looks forward to 2021".
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
- ^ "Dunsmuir". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 13, 2014.