Sites | |
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Coordinates: 39°18′32.40″N 122°20′20.40″W / 39.3090000°N 122.3390000°W | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | Colusa |
Time zone | UTC-8 ( PST) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
ZIP code | 95979 |
Area code | 530 |
Sites is an unincorporated community in Colusa County, California, United States. [1] It lies at an elevation of 299 feet (91 m). Its ZIP code is 95979 and its area code is 530.
Carl E. Grunsky named the area for John H. Sites, a landholder, in 1887. [2] The same year, a Post Office was established. It was discontinued in 1968. [3]
Sites was the western terminus of the narrow-gauge Colusa and Lake Railroad, completed in 1886 between Sites and the county seat of Colusa. [4] A large sandstone quarry operated near Sites in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, generating much traffic for the railroad; sandstone from the Sites Quarry was used in notable buildings including San Francisco's Ferry Building and Spreckels Building. [5]
Sites and the valley surrounding it have been considered a prime candidate for the location of the Sites Reservoir that would store water for the state system. [6]
In the state legislature, Sites is in the 4th Senate District, represented by Democrat Marie Alvarado-Gil, [7] and the 3rd Assembly District, represented by Republican James Gallagher. [8] Federally, Sites is in California's 3rd congressional district, represented by Republican Kevin Kiley. [9]
Made by Farah Essam