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Eureka, CA

Eureka, California
Charter city
City of Eureka
Aerial view: Eureka on Humboldt Bay
Aerial view: Eureka on Humboldt Bay
Official seal of Eureka, California
Seal
Motto: Eureka! (I have found it!)
Eureka shown within Humboldt Countyin the State of California
Eureka shown within Humboldt County
in the State of California
Eureka, California is located in the US
Eureka, California
Eureka, California
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°48′07″N 124°09′49″W / 40.80194°N 124.16361°W / 40.80194; -124.16361Coordinates: 40°48′07″N 124°09′49″W / 40.80194°N 124.16361°W / 40.80194; -124.16361
Country United States
State California
County Humboldt
Founded May 13, 1850
Incorporated (town) April 18, 1856
Re-incorporated (city) February 19, 1874
Government
 • Type Council-Manager
 • Mayor Frank Jager
 • City manager Greg Sparks
 • State senator Mike McGuire (D)
 • Assemblymember Jim Wood (D)
 • U. S. rep. Jared Huffman (D)
Area
 • City 14.454 sq mi (37.435 km2)
 • Land 9.384 sq mi (24.305 km2)
 • Water 5.070 sq mi (13.130 km2)  35.07%
 • Urban 18.498 sq mi (47.908 km2)
Elevation 39 ft (12 m)
Population (April 1, 2010)
 • City 27,191
 • Estimate (2013) 26,913
 • Density 1,900/sq mi (730/km2)
 • Urban 45,034
Demonym(s) Eurekan
Time zone Pacific (UTC−8)
 • Summer (DST) PDT (UTC−7)
ZIP codes 95501–95503, 95534
Area code 707
FIPS code 06-23042
GNIS feature IDs 277605, 2410463
Highways
Website www.ci.eureka.ca.gov

Reference no. 477

Eureka (Hupa: do'-wi-lotl-ding'Karuk: uuth) is the principal city and county seat of Humboldt County in the Redwood Empire region of California. The city is located on U.S. Route 101 on the shores of Humboldt Bay, 270 miles (430 km) north of San Francisco and 100 miles (160 km) south of the Oregon border. At the 2010 census, the population of the city was 27,191, and the population of Greater Eureka was 45,034.

Eureka is the largest coastal city between San Francisco and Portland, and the westernmost city of more than 25,000 residents in the 48 contiguous states. It is the regional center for government, health care, trade, and the arts on the North Coast north of the San Francisco Bay Area. Greater Eureka, one of California's major commercial fishing ports, is the location of the largest deep-water port between San Francisco and Coos Bay, a stretch of about 500 miles (800 km). The headquarters of both the Six Rivers National Forest and the North Coast Redwoods District of the California State Parks System are in Eureka. As entrepôt for hundreds of lumber mills that once existed in the area, the city played a leading role in the historic West Coast lumber trade. The entire city is a state historic landmark, which has hundreds of significant Victorian homes, including the nationally recognized Carson Mansion, and the city has retained its original 19th-century commercial core as a nationally recognized Old Town Historic District. Eureka is home to California's oldest zoo, the Sequoia Park Zoo.


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