Map of Smartsville CDP

Smartsville is a census-designated place in Yuba County, California, United States, in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. It is one of the many historic towns in California’s gold country, and is today a California Historical Landmark. Located at an altitude of 669 feet (204 m), Smartsville lies about 15 miles (24 km) east-northeast of Marysville, along State Route 20. The population was 177 at the 2010 census.

Smartsville CDP overview:
Name:	Smartsville CDP
LSAD Code:	57
LSAD Description:	CDP (suffix)
State:	California
County:	Yuba County
Elevation:	669 ft (204 m)
Total Area:	0.717 sq mi (1.857 km²)
Land Area:	0.717 sq mi (1.857 km²)
Water Area:	0 sq mi (0 km²) 0%
Total Population:	177
Population Density:	250/sq mi (95/km²)
ZIP code:	95977
Area code:	530
FIPS code:	0672282

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History

Smartsville is named for James Smart, a local hotel proprietor during the days of the Gold Rush. In the spring of 1856, Smart built a hotel.

Extensive placer mining tailings remain throughout the area.

A post office was opened at Smartville in 1865. Due to a ruling by the U.S. Post Office Department (now the U.S. Postal Service), Smartsville became Smartville in 1909; this change was strengthened by a similar ruling by the United States Board on Geographic Names in 1947. In August 2008, after petitions from residents to restore the original name, the Board on Geographic Names ruled in favor of the form “Smartsville”. The town and name change were featured in an episode of California’s Gold with Huell Howser.

The Smartville Cemetery is a historic cemetery.