# Big Bar, Trinity County, California

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This article is about the community in Trinity County. For other uses, see [Big Bar, California](/source/Big_Bar,_California_(disambiguation)).

**Big Bar** ([Chimariko](/source/Chimariko_language): *Hičʰeqʰut*) is an [unincorporated community](/source/Unincorporated_area#United_States) in [Trinity County](/source/Trinity_County,_California), [California](/source/California), United States. The ZIP Code is 96010. The community is served by [area code 530](/source/Area_code_530). The area is surrounded by steep, mountainous terrain and dense forest. It sits along the Trinity River and is near the Trinity Alps

## History

Established in 1849, Big Bar was one of the first settled areas in the county. It has had a post office operating since 1850.[2]

## Government

In the [state legislature](/source/California_State_Legislature), Big Bar is in the 4th [Senate](/source/California_State_Senate) District, represented by [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)) [Doug LaMalfa](/source/Doug_LaMalfa), and in the 1st [Assembly](/source/California_State_Assembly) District, represented by [Democrat](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States)) [Patty Berg](/source/Patty_Berg_(politician)).

Federally, Big Bar is in .[3]

## See also

- [Trinity County, California](/source/Trinity_County,_California)

## References

1. ["Trinity County History Chronology"](https://web.archive.org/web/20210925041529/http://trinitymuseum.org/TRINITY%20CHRONOLOGY.htm). *Trinity County Historical Society*. Archived from [the original](http://www.trinitymuseum.org/TRINITY%20CHRONOLOGY.htm) on September 25, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.

1. Retrieved March 1, 2013.

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