Gualala, California

For the municipality in Honduras, see Gualala, Honduras.

Gualala
Unincorporated community
Street view of Gualala
Street view of Gualala
Gualala is located in California
Gualala
Gualala
Location in California
Gualala is located in the United States
Gualala
Gualala
Gualala (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°45′57″N 123°31′41″W / 38.76583°N 123.52806°W / 38.76583; -123.52806[1]
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyMendocino
Elevation
[1]
49 ft (15 m)
Population
 (2010)[3]
 • Total
2,093
 • Median Age
53.9 (male) / 51.8 (female)[2]
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code[4]
95445
Area code707
FIPS code06-31428
GNIS feature ID224701
Websitegualala.com
The mouth of the Gualala River near California State Route 1

Gualala (/wəˈlɑː.lə/ wə-LAH-lə; Pomo: Qh awála-li)[5][6] is an unincorporated community in Mendocino County in the U.S. state of California.[1] It is located north of The Sea Ranch and south of Point Arena, California. Gualala shares its southern border with the southern border of Mendocino County.[7] It is located on the Pacific coast at the mouth of the Gualala River, on State Route 1. It serves as a commercial center for the surrounding area. Gualala was once a logging town, but tourism is now its central economic activity.[7]

  1. ^ a b c "Gualala". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
  2. ^ "2008-2012 American Community Survey". US Census Bureau. US Dept of Commerce. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved August 24, 2014.
  3. ^ "American Fact Finder (ZIP 95445)". US Dept. of Commerce. 2010. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
  4. ^ "ZIP Code(tm) Lookup". United States Postal Service. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
  5. ^ Bright, William (1998). 1500 California Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press.
  6. ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 70. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  7. ^ a b Porter, Paige. "So You Want to Live in ... Gualala, California". Coastal Living. Time Inc. Lifestyle Group. Retrieved August 24, 2014.