Peanut, California

Peanut, California
Unincorporated community
Peanut, California is located in California
Peanut, California
Peanut, California
Peanut, California is located in the United States
Peanut, California
Peanut, California
Coordinates: 40°28′05″N 123°10′07″W / 40.46806°N 123.16861°W / 40.46806; -123.16861
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyTrinity
Elevation
2,500 ft (762 m)
Time zoneUTC−8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−7 (PDT)
Area code530
GNIS feature ID264592[1]

Peanut is an unincorporated area in Trinity County, California, United States. Previously called Salt Creek,[2][3] it is located on Highway 3, south of Hayfork,[4] at an elevation of 2,500 feet (760 m).[5]

As many as 100 people once lived there.[6] In 2018, KQED reported that there were "just a few old horse barns and a few dozen residents nearby".[3]

  1. ^ "Peanut". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Branson-Potts, Hailey (September 10, 2020). "The nutty story of a town called Peanut". The Los Angeles Times. p. A1. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b Khokha, Sasha (March 23, 2018). "Peanut: How a Postmaster's Snack Changed a California Town's Name". KQED. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference :4 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Summary Report: Peanut". Geographic Names Information System. December 31, 1981. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).