Post Mountain, California Explained

Official Name:Post Mountain, California
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Census-designated place
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Trinity
Population Total:3032
Population As Of:2020
Population Density Km2:auto
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:32.15
Area Land Km2:32.15
Area Water Km2:0.0
Timezone:Pacific (PST)
Utc Offset:-8
Timezone Dst:PDT
Utc Offset Dst:-7
Elevation M:995
Pushpin Map:California#USA
Pushpin Label:Post Mountain
Coordinates:40.4228°N -123.2222°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:96041 (Hayfork)
Area Code:530
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:06-58456
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2804441

Post Mountain is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Trinity County, California, United States. It is on the north side of California State Route 36, west of Red Bluff and east of U.S. Route 101 near Fortuna. Hayfork, the nearest post office, is to the north on California State Route 3. Its population is 3,032 as of the 2020 census.

Demographics

Post Mountain first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census.[2]

2020 Census

Post Mountain CDP, California – Racial and ethnic composition
!Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)!Pop 2020[3] !% 2020
White alone (NH)1,19739.48%
Black or African American alone (NH)20.07%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)150.49%
Asian alone (NH)1,67455.21%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)40.13%
Other race alone (NH)90.30%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)230.76%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1083.56%
Total3,032100.00%

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files – California . United States Census Bureau . April 1, 2021.
  2. Web site: 2020 Geography Changes. .
  3. Web site: P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Post Mountain CDP, California. .