Redwood Valley
| Redwood Valley | |
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| census-designated place | |
Looking southwest into Redwood Valley, California
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 Redwood Valley
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| Coordinates: 39°15′56″N 123°12′16″W / 39.26556°N 123.20444°WCoordinates: 39°15′56″N 123°12′16″W / 39.26556°N 123.20444°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 California
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| County | Mendocino |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.748 sq mi (7.118 km2) |
| • Land | 2.736 sq mi (7.087 km2) |
| • Water | 0.012 sq mi (0.032 km2) 0.44% |
| Elevation | 722 ft (220 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,729 |
| • Density | 630/sq mi (240/km2) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 95470 |
| Area code(s) | 707 |
| GNIS feature ID | 231454; 2628782 |
| U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Redwood Valley, California; U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Redwood Valley, California | |
Redwood Valley (formerly Basil) is a census-designated place in Mendocino County, California. It is located 6.5 miles (10 km) southwest of Potter Valley, at an elevation of 722 feet (220 m). It comprises the northern portion of the Ukiah Valley. It is about 8 mi (13 km) north of Ukiah and 12 mi (19 km) south of Willits. Potter Valley is to the east and Calpella to the south. The ZIP Code is 95470. The community is inside area code 707. The population was 1,729 at the 2010 census.
The place was called Basil by the railroad when it reached there; when the post office opened in 1920, the place was called Redwood Valley.
One of the more dubious distinctions awarded Redwood Valley is it being the home of Jim Jones' Peoples Temple cult for a short time. The site was chosen because Jones believed that it was one of the few places in the world likely to survive a nuclear holocaust.
This was one of the areas where Black Bart operated.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 2.7 square miles (7.1 km²), 99.56% of it land, and 0.44% of it water.
Redwood valley is the headwaters of the west fork of the Russian River.
The 2010 United States Census reported that Redwood Valley had a population of 1,729. The population density was 629.1 people per square mile (242.9/km²). The racial makeup of Redwood Valley was 1,432 (82.8%) White, 7 (0.4%) African American, 63 (3.6%) Native American, 10 (0.6%) Asian, 1 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 155 (9.0%) from other races, and 61 (3.5%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 305 persons (17.6%).
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