Orwood, California

Coordinates: 37°56′24″N 121°34′08″W / 37.94°N 121.56889°W / 37.94; -121.56889

Orwood
—  Unincorporated community  —
Orwood Location in California
Coordinates: 37°56′24″N 121°34′08″W / 37.94°N 121.56889°W / 37.94; -121.56889
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

1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Orwood, California
2. ^ Geographic Names Information Systems, retrieved March 12, 2008
3. ^ ^{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. 

• U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Orwood, California