Berry Creek, California

Berry Creek is a census-designated place about 12mi northeast of Oroville, California in hilly terrain at 1995ft above mean sea level. The community is located along Oroville-Quincy Highway on the shore of Madrone Lake. The US Geological Survey shows coordinates of for the town. The community is home to Berry Creek Elementary School . Berry Creek is inside Area code 530 and wired phone numbers follow the format 589-xxxx. The community's ZIP code is 95916, and is shared with the community of Brush Creek . The population was 1,424 at the 2010 census.There is a California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection fire station at an area called Harts Mill just south of the community. This is a historic name for a community once located at. Harts Mill was probably a mining community named for a stamp mill. The USGS lists a variant name of Virginia Mill for the area.HistoryBerry Creek's first post office was established in 1875 being transferred from Oak Arbor; it changed locations several times before being closed in 1912. It was re-established in 1913, closed again in 1926, and re-opened in 1927.DemographicsThe 2010 United States Census reported that Berry Creek had a population of 1,424. The population density was 24.9 people per square mile (9.6/km²). The racial makeup of Berry Creek was 1,249 (87.7%) White, 8 (0.6%) African American, 48 (3.4%) Native American, 13 (0.9%) Asian, 3 (0.2%) Pacific Islander, 13 (0.9%) from other races, and 90 (6.3%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 98 persons (6.9%).