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Stirling City is a census-designated place in Butte County, California, located on Paradise Ridge in the western foothills of the Sierra Nevada. Contrary to its name, Stirling City is not a city. Its ZIP Code is 95978 and area code 530. It lies at an elevation of 3570 feet (1088 m). Stirling City had a population of 295 at the 2010 census.

Stirling City is located at 39°54′28″N 121°31′41″W / 39.90778°N 121.52806°W / 39.90778; -121.52806, around 32 miles (45 km) northeast of Chico, California. It is built around a loop (which terminates a winding spur line) of the Southern Pacific Railroad, built to collect lumber from the Lassen National Forest.

Stirling City CDP overview:
Name:	Stirling City CDP
LSAD Code:	57
LSAD Description:	CDP (suffix)
State:	California
County:	Butte County
Elevation:	3,570 ft (1,088 m)
Total Area:	1.178 sq mi (3.051 km²)
Land Area:	1.177 sq mi (3.049 km²)
Water Area:	0.001 sq mi (0.002 km²) 0.07%
Total Population:	295
Population Density:	250/sq mi (97/km²)
ZIP code:	95978
Area code:	530
FIPS code:	0674186
GNISfeature ID:	235493; 2612488

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History

It was founded in 1903 by the Diamond Match Company of Barberton, Ohio, as a center for processing cut lumber from the surrounding forests. Diamond Match official Fred Clough named the city, taking the name from the boiler used at Diamond’s Baberton plant, made by the Stirling Boiler Company.

The sawmill closed in the early 1970s. The land surrounding Stirling City is still harvested for timber, and the cleared area is farmed for cattle, fruit, and nuts.

A post office opened in 1903.