Hamilton City, California
| Hamilton City | |
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| census-designated place | |
 Location in Glenn County and the state of California |
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 Hamilton City
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| Coordinates: 39°44′34″N 122°00′49″W / 39.74278°N 122.01361°WCoordinates: 39°44′34″N 122°00′49″W / 39.74278°N 122.01361°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 California
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| County | Glenn |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.312 sq mi (0.807 km2) |
| • Land | 0.312 sq mi (0.807 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0% |
| Elevation | 151 ft (46 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,759 |
| • Density | 5,600/sq mi (2,200/km2) |
| Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 95951 |
| Area code(s) | 530 |
| FIPS code | 06-31890 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1658701 |
| U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hamilton City, California | |
Hamilton City (formerly, Hamilton) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Glenn County, California, United States. The population was 1,759 at the 2010 census, down from 1,903 at the 2000 census. Hamilton City is located 9.5 miles (15 km) east of Orland, and 10 miles west of Chico at an elevation of 151 feet (46 m). The community is inside area code 530. The default prefix used for wired telephones in the Hamilton City area is 826. The postal ZIP Code is 95951.
The community is located along the Sacramento River near Mile 199. Hamilton Union High School is well known locally because of its sports and agricultural program as well as being recognized as a California Distinguished School. The large silos of the former Holly Sugar Plant (formerly served by California Northern Railroad) are visible from all over town. "La Palmas" (Palm Drive) is well known to locals and is 2.1 miles long.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.78 km2), all of it land.
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Hamilton City has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps.
The town began in 1905 with the founding of a large sugar beet processing plant later belonging to Holly Sugar Corporation. What is known today as the Holly Sugar Plant was built in 1906 by James Hamilton and the Alta California Sugar Beet Company. The name of the company was changed in 1908 to Sacramento Valley Sugar Company. It was sold in 1936 to Spreckels Sugar Company, which is the parent company of Holly Sugar. Spreckels was later purchased by Imperial Sugar The first post office at Hamilton City opened in 1906.
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