Orland (Amtrak station)
| City of Orland | |
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| City | |
 Location in Glenn County and the state of California |
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 City of Orland
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| Coordinates: 39°44′51″N 122°11′47″W / 39.74750°N 122.19639°WCoordinates: 39°44′51″N 122°11′47″W / 39.74750°N 122.19639°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 California
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| County | Glenn |
| Incorporated | November 11, 1909 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.971 sq mi (7.696 km2) |
| • Land | 2.971 sq mi (7.696 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0% |
| Elevation | 259 ft (79 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 7,291 |
| • Density | 2,500/sq mi (950/km2) |
| Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 95963 |
| Area code(s) | 530 |
| FIPS code | 06-54274 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1659315, 2411335 |
| Website | Orland, California |
Orland is a city in Glenn County, California. The population was 7,291 at the 2010 census, up from 6,281 at the 2000 census, making Orland the most populous city in Glenn County. Orland is located 16 miles (26 km) north of Willows, at an elevation of 259 feet (79 m).Interstate 5, (north–south) passes west of the downtown area while State Route 32 (east–west) passes through downtown. The default numbers for wired telephones in Orland are (530) 865-xxxx.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.0 square miles (7.8 km2), all of it land.
Orland is a rural agricultural town that sits in the northern Sacramento Valley. Interstate 5 bisects the town.
The Sacramento River runs 10 miles (16 km) East of Orland and Black Butte Lake sits 8 miles (13 km) West. The Black Butte Lake dam drains into Stoney Creek, which flows about a half-mile north of the Orland Arch.
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Orland has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps.
Orland incorporated in 1909. The first post office in Orland opened in 1916.
In 1908 Orland was the namesake of one of the first irrigation projects of the newly formed United States Bureau of Reclamation, the Orland Project, authorized by the Newlands Reclamation Act. The 1910 East Park Dam and other area dams still provide agricultural irrigation water.
During World War II, Orland was selected by the United States Army as the location for an airfield that was used for training pilots. Aircraft used at Orland included the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. Scenes for several films used for training pilots and aircrew members were produced at Orland. Constructed of a large square of thick, reinforced concrete, most of the airfield is now a civil airport operated by Glenn County. Until 1982 Amtrak's Coast Starlight from Los Angeles to Seattle stopped here.
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