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Welcome to Powellton ...

Powellton is located in Butte County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Powellton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1872.

Powellton is 3,620 feet [1,103 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Powellton is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Powellton: 530 & 837<3>

Communities Also Named Powellton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Powellton - they are located in Illinois, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Powellton ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Powellton ...

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

Adding Powellton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Powellton post office opened in 1872. The Powellton post office closed in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Powellton.

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 Powellton - 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 Powellton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 530 or 837. As a result, placing a call in the Powellton 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.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/