- Whitethorn, California
Whitethorn is a small hamlet in
Northern California that shares a zip code withShelter Cove, California . It is located in anunincorporated area ofHumboldt County, California alongCalifornia 'sLost Coast .The Whitethorn post office is located near Thorn Junction, on the road between Shelter Cove and Whitethorn. Some remote areas in northern Mendocino County are also served by this post office and thus have Whitethorn addresses.
Whitethorn Elementary School (grades K-7) is located in Whitethorn and is part of the Southern Humboldt Unified School District. Students from the Whitethorn area attend South Fork High School in Miranda.
Whale Gulch Elementary (grades K-8) and Whale Gulch High School are about 3 miles (5 km) southeast from Whitethorn. They have Whitethorn addresses, but are located in Mendocino County and are part of the Legget Valley Unified School District.
About 1.5 miles (2.5 km) south of central Whitethorn is Redwoods Monastery, a community of
Cistercian nuns .The ZIP Code is 95589. The community is inside
area code 707 .Politics
In the state legislature Whitethorn is located in the 2nd Senate District, represented by Democrat
Pat Wiggins , and in the 1st Assembly District, represented by Democrat Patty Berg. Federally, Whitethorn is located inCalifornia's 1st congressional district .References
External links
* [http://www.whitethorn.com/Whitethorn/WTplace.html Whitethorn]
* [http://www.redwoodsabbey.org Redwoods Monastery]
* [http://www.humboldt.k12.ca.us/sohumb_usd/school/schools.html South Humboldt Unified School District]
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