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Comptche (Pomo: Compatche, meaning “In the valley among the hills”) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Mendocino County, California, United States. It is located 17 miles (27 km) southeast of Fort Bragg at an elevation of 187 feet (57 m). There is a K–3 primary school serving the town, as well as a small store with gas pump; a post office, and a church. The population was 167 at the 2020 census.

Comptche CDP overview:
Name:	Comptche CDP
LSAD Code:	57
LSAD Description:	CDP (suffix)
State:	California
County:	Mendocino County
Elevation:	187 ft (57 m)
Total Area:	1.15 sq mi (3.0 km²)
Land Area:	1.15 sq mi (3.0 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.0 km²) 0%
Total Population:	167
Population Density:	144.71/sq mi (55.87/km²)
ZIP code:	95427
Area code:	707
FIPS code:	0615030

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History

The Comptche post office opened in 1877, closed later that same year, and reopened in 1879. Although the precise origin of the town’s name is unknown, there was a village of the Pomo people named Komacho nearby.

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Geography

Comptche is located in west-central Mendocino County at 39°15′54″N 123°35′28″W / 39.26500°N 123.59111°W / 39.26500; -123.59111 (39.2648954, -123.5911224). It is in ZIP code 95427 and lies at the junction of three minor roads. Comptche–Ukiah Road extends west from Comptche 15 miles (24 km) to Mendocino on State Route 1, while to the east Orr Springs Road leads 30 miles (48 km) to Ukiah on U.S. 101 (passing through Montgomery Woods State Natural Reserve approximately halfway to Ukiah). Flynn Creek Road leads southward from Comptche 8 miles (13 km) to State Route 128 in Navarro River Redwoods State Park, near the town of Navarro. Flynn Creek Road and the western segment of Comptche–Ukiah Road provide an alternative route between Mendocino and the Anderson Valley, used in winter storms when the Navarro River floods Route 128.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Comptche CDP covers an area of 1.2 square miles (3.1 km), all of it land. The Albion River runs along the southern edge of the community, flowing west to the Pacific Ocean at Albion.