Redwood Valley, California

Redwood Valley is a census-designated place in Mendocino County, California. It is located 6.5mi southwest of Potter Valley, at an elevation of 722 feet . It comprises the northern portion of the Ukiah Valley. It is about 8 mi north of Ukiah and 12 mi south of Willits. Potter Valley is to the east and Calpella to the south. The ZIP Code is 95470. The community is inside area code 707. The population was 1,729 at the 2010 census.HistoryThe place was called Basil by the railroad when it reached there; when the post office opened in 1920, the place was called Redwood Valley.One of the more dubious distinctions awarded Redwood Valley is it being the home of Jim Jones' Peoples Temple cult for a short time. The site was chosen because Jones believed that it was one of the few places in the world likely to survive a nuclear holocaust.This was one of the areas where Black Bart operated.GeographyAccording to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 2.7 square miles (7.1 km²), 99.56% of it land, and 0.44% of it water.