Samoa, California
Samoa | |
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Houses in Samoa, August 2020 | |
| Coordinates: 40°49′07″N 124°11′11″W / 40.81861°N 124.18639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Humboldt County |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.837 sq mi (2.168 km2) |
| • Land | 0.837 sq mi (2.168 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0% |
| Elevation | 23 ft (7 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 229 |
| • Density | 270/sq mi (110/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 95564 |
| Area code | 707 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1656274; 2628788 |
| U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Samoa, California; U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Samoa, California | |
Samoa (formerly Brownsville) is a census-designated place in Humboldt County, California. It is located 1.5 miles (2.4 km) northwest of Eureka, at an elevation of 23 feet (7 m). Samoa is located in the northern peninsula of Humboldt Bay and is the site of the Samoa Cookhouse, one of the last remaining original lumber camp–style cookhouses. The name Samoa is used interchangeably to refer to the peninsula it occupies. The population was 229 at the 2020 census.