Norden, California
Norden | |
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  Norden Location within the state of California  Norden Norden (the United States) | |
| Coordinates:39°19′05″N120°21′22″W/ 39.31806°N 120.35611°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  California |
| County | Nevada |
| Elevation | 6,939 ft (2,115 m) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 27[1] |
| Time zone | UTC-8(Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7(PDT) |
| ZIP code | 95724[3] |
| Area code | 530 |
| GNISfeature ID | 1659242 |
Nordenis a smallunincorporated communityinNevada County,California,United States, about 9 miles (14 km) west ofTruckee.The community is located on a former portion ofU.S. Route 40nearInterstate 80and lies along the historicalFirst transcontinental railroad,1.5 miles (2.4 km) west ofDonner Pass.[4]
Near Norden is theSugar Bowl Ski ResortandDonner Ski Ranch,located in nearbyPlacer County.
The Norden post office, named after the lake, opened in 1926, closed in 1943, and reopened in 1947, and is now closed.[4]The nearby Donner post office operated from 1882 to 1926.[5]
The place is named forCharles Van Norden,an official of the South Yuba Water Company.[4]The dam was built in 1900 and the resulting lake was named after Van Norden.[6]
The community has a population of 27 as of 2016.
Climate
[edit]Norden has aKöppen Climate ClassificationofWarm-Summer Mediterranean Climateabbreviated asCsb.[7]
| Climate data for Norden, California | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 36 (2) |
39 (4) |
41 (5) |
44 (7) |
55 (13) |
63 (17) |
74 (23) |
73 (23) |
67 (19) |
58 (14) |
43 (6) |
38 (3) |
53 (12) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 18 (−8) |
18 (−8) |
19 (−7) |
23 (−5) |
31 (−1) |
37 (3) |
43 (6) |
43 (6) |
39 (4) |
33 (1) |
25 (−4) |
19 (−7) |
29 (−2) |
| Averageprecipitationinches (mm) | 13.41 (341) |
7.81 (198) |
7.83 (199) |
6.07 (154) |
2.17 (55) |
1.27 (32) |
0.23 (5.8) |
1.21 (31) |
0.57 (14) |
4.43 (113) |
8.88 (226) |
8.09 (205) |
61.98 (1,574) |
| Source: Weatherbase[8] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^Donner Pass Historical Association
- ^U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Norden, California
- ^"Norden ZIP Code".zipdatamaps.com. 2022.RetrievedNovember 11,2022.
- ^abcDurham, David L. (1998).California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State.Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 530.ISBN1-884995-14-4.
- ^Durham, David L. (1998).California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State.Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 477.ISBN1-884995-14-4.
- ^Gudde, Erwin G. (1998).California place names: the origin and etymology of current geographical names(4th ed., rev. and enl. ed.). Berkeley: University of California Press. p.263.ISBN0520213165.
- ^Climate Summary for Norden, California
- ^ "Weatherbase.com".Weatherbase. 2013. Retrieved on August 22, 2013.
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| Footnotes | ‡This CDP also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |