Welcome to Pepperwood ...

Pepperwood is located in Humboldt County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Pepperwood, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pepperwood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Pepperwood is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Pepperwood lies within the (707) area code.

Communities Also Named Pepperwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Pepperwood - they are located in Arizona and Utah.

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

Communities near Pepperwood ...

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

• Fortuna
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortuna
  • Fortuna is located in Humboldt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,107 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fortuna <4>
• Rio Dell
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Dell
  • Rio Dell is located in Humboldt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,439 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rio Dell <4>
• Ferndale
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
  • Ferndale is located in Humboldt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,362 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferndale <4>
• Larabee
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larabee
  • Larabee is located in Humboldt County
• Scotia
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
  • Scotia is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotia <4>
• Carlotta
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlotta
  • Carlotta is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlotta <4>
• Hydesville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydesville
  • Hydesville is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hydesville <4>
• Weott
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weott
  • Weott is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weott <4>
• Alton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
  • Alton is located in Humboldt County
• Bridgeville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeville
  • Bridgeville is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeville <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pepperwood ...

Looking for more information about Pepperwood? 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 Pepperwood, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Pepperwood.

Adding Pepperwood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pepperwood 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 Pepperwood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Pepperwood post office opened in 1887.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pepperwood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Humboldt County: www.co.humboldt.ca.us/

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