Hoopa, California

41°03′01″N 123°40′27″W / 41.05028°N 123.67417°W / 41.05028; -123.67417

Hoopa, California
Hoopa is located in California
Hoopa
Hoopa
Hoopa is located in the United States
Hoopa
Hoopa
Coordinates: 41°03′01″N 123°40′27″W / 41.05028°N 123.67417°W / 41.05028; -123.67417
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyHumboldt
Native American ReservationHoopa Valley Indian Reservation
Elevation328 ft (100 m)
Population
 • Total
3,167
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
95546
Area code530
FIPS code06-34540
GNIS feature ID2585654

Hoopa (formerly Hupa, Ho-pah, Hoo-pah, Hupo, and Up-pa) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Humboldt County, California.[1] It is located 10 miles (16 km) south of Weitchpec,[3] at an elevation of 328 feet (100 m).[1] The ZIP Code is 95546.[4]

Hoopa is a rural town located entirely on the federally-designated reservation of the Hupa and serves as the administrative capital of the Hoopa Valley Indian Reservation. Hoopa is on the Trinity River. Hoopa is in area code 530.

The Hoopa Valley post office opened in 1861; the name was changed to Hoopa in 1895, to Hupa in 1900, and back to Hoopa in 1902.[3]

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hoopa, California
  2. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  3. ^ a b Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 78. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  4. ^ USPS ZIP Code lookup tool Archived 2010-11-22 at the Wayback Machine