Welcome to South Oroville ...
South Oroville is located in Butte County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for South Oroville: S. Oroville
South Oroville is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: South Oroville lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for South Oroville: 530 & 837<3>
Communities near South Oroville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near South Oroville.
- Live Oak
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Live Oak is located in Sutter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,048 people
- Gridley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Paradise
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bigg's
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Palermo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lorraine ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lorraine is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
- Oroville Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oroville Junction is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oroville Junction
- Wyandotte
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wyandotte is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandotte
- Bidwell ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bidwell is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidwell
- Oregon City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oregon City is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon City
- Former name for Oregon City:
- Bloomingdale
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 South Oroville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for South Oroville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of South Oroville. 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 South Oroville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around South Oroville. See our Newspapers Page for South Oroville.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Oroville ...
Looking for more information about South Oroville? 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 South Oroville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for South Oroville.
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 South Oroville - 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 South Oroville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 530 or 837. As a result, placing a call in the South Oroville 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. |