Calpack, California

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Calpack
Unincorporated community
Calpack
Location in California
Coordinates: 37°17′49″N 120°21′08″W / 37.29694°N 120.35222°W / 37.29694; -120.35222Coordinates: 37°17′49″N 120°21′08″W / 37.29694°N 120.35222°W / 37.29694; -120.35222
Country United States
State California
County Merced County
Elevation[1] 213 ft (65 m)

Calpack is an unincorporated community in Merced County, California.[1] It is located 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Planada,[2] at an elevation of 213 feet (65 m).[1] The community was named for the California Packing Corporation.[3]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Calpack, California
  2. ↑ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 753. ISBN 9781884995149. 
  3. ↑ Temple, Robert D. Edge Effects: The Border-Name Places, (2nd edition, 2009), iUniverse, page 324.
Municipalities and communities of Merced County, California, United States
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