Map of Redwood Valley CDP

Redwood Valley (formerly Basil) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Mendocino County, California, United States. It is located 9 miles (14 km) north of Ukiah, the county seat, at an elevation of 722 feet (220 m), and comprises the northern portion of the Ukiah Valley. It is about 15 miles (24 km) southeast of Willits. Potter Valley is to the east and Calpella to the south. The ZIP Code is 95470, and the community is in area code 707. The population of the CDP was 1,843 at the 2020 census.

Redwood Valley CDP overview:
Name:	Redwood Valley CDP
LSAD Code:	57
LSAD Description:	CDP (suffix)
State:	California
County:	Mendocino County
Elevation:	722 ft (220 m)
Total Area:	2.758 sq mi (7.14 km²)
Land Area:	2.746 sq mi (7.11 km²)
Water Area:	0.012 sq mi (0.03 km²) 0.44%
Total Population:	1,843
Population Density:	1,738/sq mi (671.2/km²)
ZIP code:	95470
Area code:	707
FIPS code:	0660214
GNISfeature ID:	231454; 2628782

Online Interactive Map

Redwood Valley online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

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History

The place was called “Basil” by the railroad when it reached there; when the post office opened in 1920, the place was called “Redwood Valley”.

Jim Jones’ Peoples Temple was located in Redwood Valley for a short time. The site was chosen because Jones believed that it was one of the few places in the world likely to survive a nuclear holocaust.

Redwood Valley was one of the areas where Black Bart operated.

Redwood Valley Road Map

Redwood Valley city Satellite Map

Geography

Redwood Valley is in eastern Mendocino County, at the headwaters of the West Fork of the Russian River. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 2.7 square miles (7.0 km), 99.56% of it land and 0.44% of it water.