Norden, California

Norden
—  Unincorporated community  —
Norden Location within the state of California
Coordinates: 39°19′05″N 120°21′22″W / 39.31806°N 120.35611°W / 39.31806; -120.35611Coordinates: 39°19′05″N 120°21′22″W / 39.31806°N 120.35611°W / 39.31806; -120.35611
Country	United States
State	California
County	Nevada
Elevation[1]	6,939 ft (2,115 m)
Time zone	Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
- Summer (DST)	PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP codes
FIPS code
GNIS feature ID	1659242

Norden is a small unincorporated community in Nevada County, California, United States, about 9 miles (14 km) west of Truckee. The community is located on a former portion of U.S. Route 40 near Interstate 80 and lies along the historical First Transcontinental Railroad, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west of Donner Pass.^[2]

Near Norden is the Sugar Bowl Ski Resort, located in nearby Placer County.

The Norden post office opened in 1926, closed in 1943, and reopened in 1947.^[2] The place is named for Charles Van Norden, an official of the water company.^[2]

References

1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Norden, California
2. ^ ^{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. 530. ISBN 9781884995149.