Welcome to Butte City ...

Butte City is located in Glenn County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Butte City, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1873.

Butte City is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Butte City lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Butte City: (530)

The ZIP code for Butte City: 95920<3>

Communities Also Named Butte City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Butte City - it's located in Idaho.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Butte City.

Communities near Butte City ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Butte City.

• Gridley
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley
  • Gridley is located in Butte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,397 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gridley <4>
• Colusa
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colusa
  • Colusa is located in Colusa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,098 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colusa <4>
• Willows
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
  • Willows is located in Glenn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,036 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willows <4>
• Bigg's
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigg's
  • Bigg's is located in Butte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,025 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bigg's <4>
• Glenn
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn
  • Glenn is located in Glenn County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenn <4>
• Princeton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
  • Princeton is located in Colusa County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <4>
• Nelson
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
  • Nelson is located in Butte County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nelson <4>
• Richvale
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richvale
  • Richvale is located in Butte County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richvale <4>
• Colusa Rancheria
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colusa Rancheria
  • Colusa Rancheria is located in Colusa County
• Dayton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
  • Dayton is located in Butte County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Butte City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Butte City.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Butte City. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Butte City.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Butte City. See our Newspapers Page for Butte City.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Butte City ...

Looking for more information about Butte City? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Butte City, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Butte City.

Adding Butte City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Butte City in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Butte City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Butte City post office opened in 1873.

We also found Butte City in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Butte City.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Butte City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Glenn County: www.countyofglenn.net/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/