Susanville
| City of Susanville | |
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Historic Uptown Susanville
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 Location in Lassen County and the state of California |
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 City of Susanville
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| Coordinates: 40°24′59″N 120°39′11″W / 40.41639°N 120.65306°WCoordinates: 40°24′59″N 120°39′11″W / 40.41639°N 120.65306°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 California
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| County | Lassen |
| Incorporated | August 24, 1900 |
| Named for | Susan Roop |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.017 sq mi (20.763 km2) |
| • Land | 7.931 sq mi (20.541 km2) |
| • Water | 0.086 sq mi (0.222 km2) 1.07% |
| Elevation | 4,186 ft (1,276 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 17,974 |
| • Density | 2,200/sq mi (870/km2) |
| Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP codes | 96127, 96130 |
| Area code(s) | 530 |
| FIPS code | 06-77364 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 277619, 2412017 |
| Website | cityofsusanville |
Susanville (formerly known as Rooptown) is the county seat of Lassen County, California, United States. Susanville is located on the Susan River in the southern part of the county, at an elevation of 4,186 feet (1,276 m). The population was 17,974 in the 2010 census, up from 13,541 in the 2000 census. Much of the population increase is related to persons held at two state prisons in the city.
Susanville, a former logging and mining town, is the site of two state prisons: the California Correctional Center, a minimum-medium security facility, which opened in 1963; and the High Desert State Prison, California (not to be confused with High Desert State Prison, Nevada), which opened in 1995. The Federal Correctional Institution, Herlong is nearby, having opened in 2007.
The prisons and their effects on the community, including the provision of much needed jobs, were explored in the documentary, Prison Town, USA (2007), aired on PBS Nearly half the adult population of Susanville works at the three prisons in the area where 11,000 people are incarcerated.
Susanville is located at 40°24′59″N 120°39′11″W / 40.41639°N 120.65306°W. The elevation of Susanville is approximately 4,258 feet (1,298 m) above sea level. It is considered a gateway city to Reno on U.S. Route 395.
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