Brush Creek, California
This article is about the unincorporated place in Butte County formerly called Mountain House. For other places of the same name, see Mountain House, California (disambiguation). For the tributary of Santa Rosa Creek, see Brush Creek (Sonoma County, California).
| Brush Creek | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Brush Creek Location in California | |
| Coordinates: 39°41′26″N 121°20′21″W / 39.69056°N 121.33917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Butte County |
| Elevation[1] | 3,540 ft (1,079 m) |
Brush Creek (formerly, Mountain Cottage and Mountain House)[1] is an unincorporated community near Oroville in Butte County, California, United States.
It lies at the east end of State Route 162, just beyond the Lake Oroville State Recreation Area. The ZIP Code is 95916. The community is inside area code 530. It lies at an elevation of 3,540 feet (1,079 m).
A post office operated at Brush Creek from 1856 until 1916, having moved once in 1902.[2]
References
- 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brush Creek, California
- ↑ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 201. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
Coordinates: 39°41′26″N 121°20′21″W / 39.69056°N 121.33917°W
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