Forbestown

Forbestown is a census-designated place in , . It lies at an elevation of 2772 feet. Its zip code is 95941 and its area code is 530.
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  • Type: Village with 320 residents
  • Description: census-designated place in Butte County, California
  • Also known as: Boles Dry Diggins”, “Forbes Diggins”, “Forbestown, CA”, and “Forbestown, California
  • Postal code: 95941

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Forbestown and Challenge.

Hamlet
Forbestown is a census-designated place in , . It lies at an elevation of 2772 feet. Its zip code is 95941 and its area code is 530.

Village
is an unincorporated community in . It is located on Dry Creek 30 miles northeast of . was once the terminus of a narrow-gauge logging railroad that hauled timber to the Beanville mill. is situated 3 miles southeast of Forbestown.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , . It is located 2.5 miles northeast of , at an elevation of 3133 feet. A post office operated at from 1898 to 1971, with a closure from 1945 to 1947. is situated 4 miles east of Forbestown.

Forbestown

Latitude
39.51711° or 39° 31′ 2″ north
Longitude
-121.26718° or 121° 16′ 2″ west
Population
320
Elevation
2,772 feet (845 metres)
Open location code
84FWGP8M+R4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 141046266
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
5349860
Wiki­data ID
Q5467292
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Ukrainian—“Forbestown” goes by many names.
  • Basque: Forbestown
  • Cebuano: Forbestown
  • Chechen: Форбстаун
  • Chinese: 福布斯敦
  • Croatian: Forbestown
  • French: Forbestown
  • German: Forbestown
  • Gilaki: فؤربزتاؤن
  • Irish: Forbestown
  • Italian: Forbestown
  • Ladin: Forbestown
  • Persian: فوربزتاون، کالیفرنیا
  • Persian: فوربزتاون
  • Polish: Forbestown
  • Serbian: Форбстаун
  • Serbo-Croatian: Forbestown, California
  • Serbo-Croatian: Forbestown, Kalifornija
  • Serbo-Croatian: Forbestown
  • South Azerbaijani: فوربزتاون، کالیفورنیا
  • Spanish: Forbestown (California)
  • Spanish: Forbestown
  • Tatar: Форбстаун
  • Turkish: Forbestown
  • Ukrainian: Форбстаун

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