| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| State | California |
| County | Trinity |
| Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
| Time zone (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| Elevation | 2969 ft |
| Coordinates | 40°12′20″N 123°29′31″W |
| ZIP code | 95595 |
| Area code | 530 |
| GNIS feature ID | 252841[1] |
Zenia is an unincorporated community in Trinity County, California, United States. Zenia is 6.5 miles (10.5 km) northeast of Alderpoint. Zenia has a post office with ZIP code 95595, which opened in 1899. It is 3.8 miles from Kettenpom. [2]
History
Zenia was first named 'Poison Camp' by men who went there in the 1860s after larkspur in the area poisoned their cattle. Postmaster George Croyden named the community Zenia after a girl.[3]
Zenia is home to the historic Seven Cedars homestead founded in 1902.
See also
References
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- ^ ZIP Code Lookup Archived June 14, 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 172. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.