Newell, California

Newell is a census-designated place in Modoc County, California in the United States. It is located 50mi west-northwest of Alturas, at an elevation of 4042ft. The population was 449 at the 2010 census.The community is located along State Route 139 south of Tulelake and about 10mi south of the Oregon border. It is less than 8mi south of Tulelake on the U.S. Geological Survey 7.5-minute quadrangle, Newell, California. The U.S. Geological Survey, National Geographic Names Database, calls its existence official with a feature ID of 1659219 and lists the coordinates of the community as. The ZIP Code is 96134: a code shared with several other local towns. The community is inside area code 530.HistoryThe town was named in honor of Frederick Haynes Newell, director of the United States Reclamation Service.GeographyAccording to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 2.4sqmi, 99.76% of it land, and 0.24% of it water.DemographicsThe 2010 United States Census reported that Newell had a population of 449. The population density was 186.1 people per square mile (71.9/km²). The racial makeup of Newell was 199 (44.3%) White, 2 (0.4%) African American, 23 (5.1%) Native American, 1 (0.2%) Asian, 5 (1.1%) Pacific Islander, 193 (43.0%) from other races, and 26 (5.8%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 271 persons (60.4%).