Feather Falls is a rural unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...

 in Butte County, California

Butte County, California

Butte County is a county located in the Central Valley of the US state of California, north of the state capital of Sacramento. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 220,000. The county seat is Oroville. Butte County is the "Land of Natural Wealth and Beauty."Butte County is watered by the...

 north and east of Lake Oroville

Lake Oroville

Lake Oroville, also known as Lake Edmonston, is a reservoir in the U.S. state of California, formed by the Oroville Dam across the Feather River. The lake is situated in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada about northeast of Oroville. At over , it is one of the largest reservoirs in California,...

. It lies at an elevation of 2982 feet (909 m). It is home to Feather Falls Elementary School, a K-8 facility. It takes its name from nearby Feather Falls

Feather Falls

Feather Falls is a waterfall located on the Fall River, a tributary of the Middle Fork Feather River, within the Plumas National Forest in the Sierra Nevada; in Butte County, eastern California.-Description:...

, the sixth highest waterfall in the United States.

There are large forested areas with not many towns on maps of the area. This part of the county is partly inside of Plumas National Forest

Plumas National Forest

Plumas National Forest is a 1,146,000-acre United States National Forest located in the Sierra Nevada, in northern California.-Geography:...

. Three other small communities are about five miles (8 km) distant in different directions. Camp Eighteen

Camp Eighteen, California

Camp Eighteen is an unincorporated community in Butte County, California, about from the Plumas County line. It lies north of Clipper Mills, at an elevation of 3947 feet . The ZIP Code is 95940. The community is inside area code 530. Nearby communities are Lumpkin and Rogerville...

 lies 4.9 miles (7.9 km) distant at 61 degrees off true North, straight-line distance. Clipper Mills

Clipper Mills, California

Clipper Mills is a census-designated place in Butte County, California. It lies at an elevation of 3550 feet . The local newspaper is the Rabbit Creek Journal. Clipper Mills has a post office, first established in 1861 and moved in 1891. Its zip code is 95930...

 is about 6.5 miles (10.5 km) at 128 degrees off true North. Forbestown

Forbestown, California

Forbestown is a census-designated place in Butte County, California. It lies at an elevation of 2772 feet . Its zip code is 95941 and its area code is 530. Forbestown had a population of 320 at the 2010 census.Forbestown is named for B.F. Forbes, who opened a store there in 1850...

 is roughly 5.3 miles (8.5 km) at 188 degrees off true North.

The US Geological Survey defines it as a populated place with a feature ID of 1656010. The community is 2980 feet (908.3 m) above mean sea level. The area is inside area code 530

Area code 530

North American area code 530 is a California telephone area code that covers Auburn, Chico, Colfax, Davis, Grass Valley, Marysville, Oroville, Placerville, Redding, Red Bluff, Susanville, Truckee, Woodland, Yuba City and South Lake Tahoe....

. The community's ZIP code is 95940, which is shared with part of Oroville

Oroville, California

Oroville is the county seat of Butte County, California. The population was 15,506 at the 2010 census, up from 13,004 at the 2000 census...

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History

The Mooretown post office operated from 1888 to 1913. The Feather River post office opened for a time in 1919, and was re-established in 1921. The name was changed to Feather Falls that same year, and moved to its present location in 1938.

In history, the community was called Mooretown and Moresville according to the US Geological Survey.

Other nearby communities to the north and east along Lumpkin Road are named Lumpkin

Lumpkin, California

Lumpkin is an unincorporated community in Butte County, California. It lies at an elevation of 3586 feet . It is located north-northwest of Clipper Mills on the Feather River Railway. A post office operated at Lumpkin from 1886 to 1919....

 and Rogerville

Rogerville, California

Rogerville is an unincorporated community in Butte County, California. It lies at an elevation of 3445 feet ....

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