Welcome to Willows ...

The city of Willows is located in Glenn County<1> and is the County Seat for Glenn County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Willows, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1916.

The city was incorporated January 16, 1886.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Willows has a population of 6,099 people<2> (see below for details).

Willows is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Willows is located in the (530) area code.

The ZIP code for Willows: 95988<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Willows had an population of 6,099 people. This is a decrease of 1.09% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 1.95% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Willows had a population of 6,166 people (or 21.93% of the total population of Glenn County). This makes Willows the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Willows represents 0.02% of the total population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 411st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 6,166 people, the population of Willows has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (with a count of 6,220 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Willows.

Communities Also Named Willows ...

While we believe that this Willows is located in Glenn County, we know of another 4 California communities named Willows. Those communities are located in the following counties: Marin, San Diego, San Mateo and Santa Cruz County.

Beyond California, there are 24 communities that are also named Willows - they are located in Delaware, Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois, Maryland (3), Massachusetts, Mississippi, Montana, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio (2), Oregon, Saskatchewan, Virginia and Washington.

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

Communities near Willows ...

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

• Orland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orland
  • Orland is located in Glenn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,068 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orland <5>
• Artois
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artois
  • Artois is located in Glenn County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Artois <5>
• Glenn
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn
  • Glenn is located in Glenn County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenn <5>
• Butte City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte City
  • Butte City is located in Glenn County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butte City <5>
• Princeton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
  • Princeton is located in Colusa County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <5>
• Afton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
  • Afton is located in Glenn County
• Sites
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sites
  • Sites is located in Colusa County
• Devils Elbow
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Devils Elbow have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Elbow
  • Devils Elbow is located in Colusa County
• Maxwell
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
  • Maxwell is located in Colusa County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maxwell <5>
• Elk Creek
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek
  • Elk Creek is located in Glenn County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk Creek <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Willows ...

Looking for more information about Willows? 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 Willows, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Willows.

Adding Willows to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Willows 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 Willows was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Willows in the book titled .<7> From that list, the Willows post office opened in 1916.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Willows.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Willows. 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/