Leggett, California

Leggett
Census-designated place
A car drives through Leggett's Drive-Through Chandelier Tree.
A car drives through Leggett's Drive-Through Chandelier Tree.
Location in Mendocino County, California
Location in Mendocino County, California
Leggett is located in California
Leggett
Leggett
Leggett is located in the United States
Leggett
Leggett
Coordinates: 39°51′57″N 123°42′51″W / 39.86583°N 123.71417°W / 39.86583; -123.71417
Country United States
State California
CountyMendocino
Area
[1]
 • Total
2.704 sq mi (7.00 km2)
 • Land2.704 sq mi (7.00 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation
[2]
984 ft (300 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total
77
 • Density28/sq mi (11/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP Code
95585
Area code707
GNIS feature IDs227007;[2] 2628750[4]

Leggett (formerly Leggett Valley)[5] is a census-designated place[6] in Mendocino County, California, United States.[2] It is located on the South Fork of the Eel River, 21 miles (34 km) by road northwest of Laytonville,[5] at an elevation of 984 ft (300 m).[2] It is home to some of the largest trees in the world.[7] The nearby Smithe Redwoods State Natural Reserve and Standish-Hickey State Recreation Area are noted for their forests of coastal redwoods. The population of Leggett was 77 at the 2020 census,[3] down from 122 at the 2010 census.

The community is served by California's State Route 1, whose northern terminus with U.S. Route 101 is just outside the center of town.

The town of Leggett includes a single gas station, United States Post Office, 1-12 school, a small grocery store, restaurant, full-service mechanic (ask a local), fire station and the Drive-Thru Tree.

The Leggett post office was dedicated in 1969.[5]

  1. ^ "2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files: California". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Leggett
  3. ^ a b "P1. Race – Leggett CDP, California: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Leggett Census Designated Place
  5. ^ 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. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  6. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Leggett, California
  7. ^ Kenneth L. Fisher Chair in Redwood Forest Ecology • Humboldt State University