Bodega, California
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Bodega Bodega Corners |
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| census-designated place | |
Bodega in 2008: surf shop and historic general store
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 Bodega
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| Coordinates: 38°20′43″N 122°58′26″W / 38.34528°N 122.97389°WCoordinates: 38°20′43″N 122°58′26″W / 38.34528°N 122.97389°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 California
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| County | Sonoma |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.902 sq mi (7.516 km2) |
| • Land | 2.902 sq mi (7.516 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0% |
| Elevation | 118 ft (36 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 220 |
| • Density | 76/sq mi (29/km2) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 94922 |
| Area code(s) | 707 |
| FIPS code | 06-07246 |
| GNIS feature ID | 219574 |
Bodega is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Sonoma County in the U.S. state of California. The town had a population of 220 as of the 2010 Census.
Bodega is located on Bodega Highway, about 5 mi (8 km) west of Freestone, California. Salmon Creek flows through the town.
The town of Bodega was known historically as Bodega Corners or Bodega Roads, to distinguish it from the Port of Bodega or Bodega Bay, as it is known today, which is about four miles from Bodega. Bodega and Bodega Bay are named for discoverer of the bay, Juan Francisco Bodega y Caudra, who first sailed into the harbor in 1775. There were formerly two Coast Miwok villages in the area: one (called Kennekono) sited near the current town and another (called Suwutenne) further north. The first Europeans in the area were Russians who established temporary settlements at Bodega Bay and the Salmon Creek Valley, in the vicinity of Bodega, in 1809.
In 1843, Captain Stephen Smith established the first West Coast lumber mill near Bodega. Around the same time, John A. Sutter bought land from the Russians, an area that included Bodega. His land purchase included "some hunting rights, a small boat, several rusty cannons, and some old muskets." In 1859, shipbuilders constructed Saint Teresa of Avila Church, which later appeared in Alfred Hitchcock's film, The Birds. Potter School was also used for scenes in the film. Potter School is now a private residence. Photos can be taken from the streetside.
Open from 1856 to 1967, Watson School, once served as Bodega's school, and is located in a Sonoma County Regional Parks Department historic park about 2 miles east of Bodega.
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