Orick, California

Orick
Orick is located in California
Orick
Orick
Location in California
Coordinates: 41°17′12″N 124°03′35″W / 41.28667°N 124.05972°W / 41.28667; -124.05972
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyHumboldt County
Area
 • Total4.850 sq mi (12.561 km2)
 • Land4.746 sq mi (12.291 km2)
 • Water0.104 sq mi (0.270 km2)  2.15%
Elevation26 ft (8 m)
Population
 • Total328
 • Density68/sq mi (26/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP Code
95555[4]
Area code707
FIPS code06-54218
GNIS feature IDs230092, 2611444

Orick (formerly, Arekw, Orekw, and Oreq, Yurok: 'O'rekw [5]) is a census-designated place[6] situated on the banks of the Redwood Creek in Humboldt County, California.[2] It is located 43 miles (69 km) north of Eureka,[7] at an elevation of 26 feet (8 m).[2] The population was 357 at the 2010 census.

Rare minerals orickite and coyoteite were discovered at Coyote Peak near Orick.[8]

  1. ^ "2010 Census U.S. Gazetteer Files – Places – California". United States Census Bureau.
  2. ^ a b c "Orick". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  4. ^ "ZIP Code(tm) Lookup". United States Postal Service. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
  5. ^ "Yurok Dictionary: 'O'rekw". Retrieved July 7, 2012.
  6. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Orick, California
  7. ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 117. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  8. ^ Erd, Richard C.; Czamanske, Gerald K. (1983). "Orickite and coyoteite, two new sulfide minerals from Coyote Peak, Humboldt Country, California" (PDF). American Mineralogist. 68: 245–254.