Coordinates: 37°56′24″N 121°34′08″W / 37.94°N 121.56889°W
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Coordinates: 37°56′24″N 121°34′08″W / 37.94°N 121.56889°W | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | Contra Costa County |
Elevation[1] | 3 ft (1 m) |
Orwood is an unincorporated community in Contra Costa County, California, United States.[2] It is located on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad 7 miles (11 km) east of Brentwood,[3] at an elevation of 3 feet (1 m). The ZIP Code is 94514. The community is inside area code 925.
A post office operated at Orwood from 1913 to 1921.[3] Orwood is named after its promoter, Orville Y. Woodward.[3]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Orwood, California
- ^ Geographic Names Information Systems, retrieved March 12, 2008
- ^ a b c Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 676. ISBN 9781884995149.
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