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Alturas, California | |
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.jpg)   _(cropped).jpg) Top: Nevada-California-Oregon Railway Building (left), Modoc County Courthouse (right); bottom: Sacred Heart Church (left), Niles Theater (right). | |
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| Motto: "Where the West Still Lives"[1] | |
 Location of Alturas in Modoc County, California | |
  Alturas, California Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 41°29′14″N 120°32′33″W / 41.48722°N 120.54250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Modoc |
| Incorporated | September 16, 1901[2] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Brian Cox[3] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.85 sq mi (7.39 km2) |
| • Land | 2.84 sq mi (7.35 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2) 0.57% |
| Elevation | 4,370 ft (1,332 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 2,715 |
| • Density | 957.33/sq mi (369.61/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific Time Zone) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code[6] | 96101 |
| Area code | 530 |
| FIPS code | 06-01444 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 277469, 2409688 |
| Website | www |
Alturas (Spanish for "Heights"; Achumawi: Kasalektawi)[7] is a city and the county seat of Modoc County, California. Located in the Shasta Cascade region of Northern California, the city had a population of 2,715 at the 2020 census. Alturas is located at the confluence of the south and north forks of the Pit River, east of the center of Modoc County,[7] at an elevation of 4,370 feet (1,330 m).[5] Alturas is one of the largest cities in the region and a local economic hub.
- ^ "City of Alturas, California". City of Alturas, California. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
- ^ "California Cities by Incorporation Date". California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions. Archived from the original (Word) on November 3, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
- ^ "The Alturas City Council". cityofalturas.us. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
- ^ a b "Alturas". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "ZIP Code(tm) Lookup". United States Postal Service. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
- ^ a b Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 351. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.