Map of Smith River CDP

Smith River (Tolowa: Kaa-nvsh) is a town and census-designated place in Del Norte County, California, located near the Oregon border. Smith River is the headquarters of the Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation, a federally recognized tribe of Tolowa people. As of the 2020 census, the population was 906. It is bordered by the Smith River National Recreation Area.

Smith River CDP overview:
Name:	Smith River CDP
LSAD Code:	57
LSAD Description:	CDP (suffix)
State:	California
County:	Del Norte County
Elevation:	52 ft (16 m)
Total Area:	3.985 sq mi (10.321 km²)
Land Area:	3.970 sq mi (10.283 km²)
Water Area:	0.015 sq mi (0.038 km²) 0.37%
Total Population:	906
Population Density:	230/sq mi (88/km²)
ZIP code:	95567
Area code:	707
FIPS code:	0672380

Online Interactive Map

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Smith River 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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Smith River location on the U.S. Map. Where is Smith River CDP. — Smith River location on the U.S. Map.

Smith River location on the California map. Where is Smith River CDP. — Location of Smith River in California.

History

A post office was opened in 1863. One early settler of Smith River was William Dows Rexford, who moved there with his sons in the early 1870s. The town has formerly been known as Smith River Corners, Smith’s River Valley, Smiths River, and Smith’s River.