Welcome to Yreka (aka 'Yreka City') ...

The city of Yreka is located in Siskiyou County<1> and is the County Seat for Siskiyou County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Yreka, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1853.

The city was incorporated April 21, 1857.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Yreka has a population of 7,596 people<2> (see below for details).

Yreka is 2,640 feet [805 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Yreka is ½ mile above sea level.

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

Yreka lies within the (530) area code.

The ZIP code for Yreka: 96097<4>

The city of Yreka has also been called Yreka City.

Websites for Yreka ...

Official Website: www.yrekachamber.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Yreka had an population of 7,596 people. This is a decrease of 2.18% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 4.2% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Yreka had a population of 7,765 people (or 17.28% of the total population of Siskiyou County). This makes Yreka the county's most populous community.

The population of Yreka represents 0.02% of the population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 388th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 7,765 people, the population of Yreka increased 6.52% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 7,290 people).

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

Communities Also Named Yreka ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Yreka - they are located in British Columbia and Montana.

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

Communities near Yreka ...

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

• Fort Jones
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Jones
  • Fort Jones is located in Siskiyou County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Jones <5>
• Montague
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
  • Montague is located in Siskiyou County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,366 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montague <5>
• Grenada
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grenada
  • Grenada is located in Siskiyou County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grenada <5>
• Ager
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ager
  • Ager is located in Siskiyou County
• Hornbrook
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornbrook
  • Hornbrook is located in Siskiyou County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hornbrook <5>
• Little Shasta
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Shasta have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Shasta
  • Little Shasta is located in Siskiyou County
• Klamath River
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klamath River
  • Klamath River is located in Siskiyou County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Klamath River <5>
• Big Springs
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
  • Big Springs is located in Siskiyou County
• Gazelle
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gazelle
  • Gazelle is located in Siskiyou County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gazelle <5>
• Greenview
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenview
  • Greenview is located in Siskiyou County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenview <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 Yreka. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Yreka.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Yreka. Our list includes 24 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Yreka.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Yreka ...

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

Adding Yreka to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Yreka 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 Yreka was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Yreka post office opened in 1853.

We also found Yreka in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Yreka.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Yreka: www.yrekachamber.com/

The official website for Siskiyou County: www.co.siskiyou.ca.us/

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