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Welcome to James ...

James is located in Butte County<1>.

James is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for James: 530 & 837<3>

Communities Also Named James ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named James - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Mississippi, Nebraska, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas (3) and Virginia.

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

Communities near James ...

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

  • Chico
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Chico is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chico
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,867 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chico <4>
  • Oroville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Paradise
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Bigg's
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Oregon City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Oregon City is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon City
    • Former name for Oregon City:
    • Bloomingdale
  • Big Bend
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Big Bend is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
  • Concow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Concow is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concow
  • Berry Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Bidwell Bar ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Bidwell Bar is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidwell Bar
  • Bidwell ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Bidwell is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidwell

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 James. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for James.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of James. 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 James.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for James ...

Looking for more information about James? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to James, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for James.

Adding James to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of James 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 (so far) for James was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for James.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Butte, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around James - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 530 code has been Overlayed with the 837 area code. New phone numbers in the James area will be assigned with one of these codes: 530 or 837. As a result, placing a call in the James area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.