Centerville, Butte County, California
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Centerville is an unincorporated community
in Butte County, California
along Butte Creek. It was midway between Helltown
and Diamondville
. The area is about one and three quarters miles, straight-line distance, west of Paradise
. The US Geological Survey defines it as a populated place with a feature ID of 1658249. The community is 659 feet (200.9 m) above mean sea level. The area is inside area code 530
. Access to the area is via Honey Run Road off Skyway Avenue about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east of State Route 99
. The community's ZIP code
is 95928. The post office was named for John Adams, its first postmaster, and operated from 1880 to 1913.
Centerville Cemetery is located less than a mile northeast at 39°47′58"N 121°38′46"W (NAD27).
Centerville Power Plant is a small hydroelectric power plant in the community. When the plant is in operation, the volume of water in the creek goes up. Signs downstream along Butte Creek warn that the water level can rise suddenly without warning. The facility was built about 1900 and generates electricity using water facilities that once supplied a hydraulic mine during California's Gold Rush.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in Butte County, California
Butte County, California
Butte County is a county located in the Central Valley of the US state of California, north of the state capital of Sacramento. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 220,000. The county seat is Oroville. Butte County is the "Land of Natural Wealth and Beauty."Butte County is watered by the...
along Butte Creek. It was midway between Helltown
Helltown, California
Helltown is an unincorporated community in Butte County, California. It lies north-northwest of Paradise, at an elevation of 873 feet ....
and Diamondville
Diamondville, California
Diamondville is a former settlement in Butte County, California, United States. It was located west of Paradise. The town was named for James Diamond. In the 1870s, Diamondville was on the stage coach route to Chico, distant; fares averaged 10 cents per mile. Cretaceous fossils were reported to...
. The area is about one and three quarters miles, straight-line distance, west of Paradise
Paradise, California
Paradise is an incorporated town in Butte County, in the northwest foothills of California's Central Valley, in the Sierra. The town is considered part of the Chico Metropolitan Area. The population was 26,218 at the 2010 census, down from 26,408 at the 2000 census...
. The US Geological Survey defines it as a populated place with a feature ID of 1658249. The community is 659 feet (200.9 m) above mean sea level. The area is inside area code 530
Area code 530
North American area code 530 is a California telephone area code that covers Auburn, Chico, Colfax, Davis, Grass Valley, Marysville, Oroville, Placerville, Redding, Red Bluff, Susanville, Truckee, Woodland, Yuba City and South Lake Tahoe....
. Access to the area is via Honey Run Road off Skyway Avenue about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east of State Route 99
California State Route 99
California State Route 99 , commonly known as Highway 99 or, simply, as 99 , is a north–south state highway in the U.S. state of California, stretching almost the entire length of the Central Valley...
. The community's ZIP code
ZIP Code
ZIP codes are a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service since 1963. The term ZIP, an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan, is properly written in capital letters and was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently, and therefore more quickly, when senders use the...
is 95928. The post office was named for John Adams, its first postmaster, and operated from 1880 to 1913.
Centerville Cemetery is located less than a mile northeast at 39°47′58"N 121°38′46"W (NAD27).
Centerville Power Plant is a small hydroelectric power plant in the community. When the plant is in operation, the volume of water in the creek goes up. Signs downstream along Butte Creek warn that the water level can rise suddenly without warning. The facility was built about 1900 and generates electricity using water facilities that once supplied a hydraulic mine during California's Gold Rush.