Orleans, California

{{Infobox settlement

|name = Orleans

|other_name =

|native_name = Panamnik

|nickname =

|settlement_type =Unincorporated community

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|pushpin_map =California#USA

|pushpin_label_position =bottom

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|pushpin_map_caption =Location in California

|pushpin_image=California Locator Map with US.PNG

|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name =United States

|subdivision_type1 = State

|subdivision_name1 = California

|subdivision_type2 =County

|subdivision_name2 = Humboldt County

|subdivision_type3 =

|subdivision_name3 =

|established_title =

|established_date =

|coordinates = {{coord|41|18|05|N|123|32|28|W|region:US-CA|display=inline}}

|elevation_footnotes = {{gnis|264396}}

|elevation_m =123

|elevation_ft =404

|postal_code_type = ZIP code

|postal_code = 95556

|area_code_type = Area code

|area_code = 530

|blank_name = FIPS code

|blank_info = 06-54288

|blank1_name = GNIS feature ID

|blank1_info = {{GNIS 4|264396}}

}}

Orleans (formerly New Orleans Bar and Orleans Bar; Karuk: Panamnik){{Cite web

| last = Bright

| first = William

|author2=Susan Gehr

| title = Karuk Dictionary and Texts

| access-date = July 6, 2012

| url = http://linguistics.berkeley.edu/~karuk/karuk-dictionary.php?

}} is an unincorporated community in Humboldt County, California. It is located {{convert|12|mi|km|0}} northeast of Weitchpec along State Route 96 (the "Bigfoot Scenic Byway"), at an elevation of 404 feet (123 m).{{California's Geographic Names|}} Its ZIP Code is 95556.[http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/citytown.jsp USPS ZIP Code lookup tool] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101122200027/http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/citytown.jsp |date=November 22, 2010 }} It is within area code 530. The community is within the Six Rivers National Forest and contains a district ranger's office of the National Forest.

It is within the historical territory of the Karuk Tribe of California. The original indigenous settlement was named Panamnik. When European-American miners arrived, they named their settlement New Orleans Bar. It was renamed Orleans Bar in 1855 when it became the county seat of the now-defunct Klamath County, California. The Orleans post office was established on December 2, 1857.

Orleans is the nearest inhabited community to the site of the famous Patterson–Gimlin filming of a purported Bigfoot, which is in a remote area about {{Convert|10|mi}} northeast of Orleans.

Government

In the California State Legislature, Orleans is in {{Representative|casd|2|fmt=sdistrict}},{{Cite web |url=http://senate.ca.gov/senators |title=Senators |access-date=April 7, 2013 |publisher=State of California}} and {{Representative|caad|2|fmt=adistrict}}.{{Cite web |url=http://assembly.ca.gov/assemblymembers |title=Members Assembly |access-date=April 7, 2013 |publisher=State of California}}

In the United States House of Representatives, Orleans is in {{Representative|cacd|2|fmt=district}}.{{Cite GovTrack|CA|2|access-date=March 1, 2013}}

Climate

Orleans has a Hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa) according to the Köppen climate classification system.

{{Weather box

|location = Orleans, California, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1903–present

|single line = Yes

|Jan record high F = 71

|Feb record high F = 83

|Mar record high F = 96

|Apr record high F = 101

|May record high F = 109

|Jun record high F = 111

|Jul record high F = 117

|Aug record high F = 116

|Sep record high F = 113

|Oct record high F = 102

|Nov record high F = 85

|Dec record high F = 72

|Jan avg record high F = 58.7

|Feb avg record high F = 66.4

|Mar avg record high F = 76.0

|Apr avg record high F = 84.6

|May avg record high F = 92.5

|Jun avg record high F = 98.3

|Jul avg record high F = 103.5

|Aug avg record high F = 101.9

|Sep avg record high F = 97.7

|Oct avg record high F = 83.7

|Nov avg record high F = 67.5

|Dec avg record high F = 58.3

|year avg record high F = 104.7

|Jan high F = 49.6

|Feb high F = 54.9

|Mar high F = 61.8

|Apr high F = 68.3

|May high F = 76.7

|Jun high F = 83.1

|Jul high F = 92.0

|Aug high F = 91.0

|Sep high F = 85.8

|Oct high F = 70.9

|Nov high F = 55.6

|Dec high F = 47.9

|year high F =

|Jan mean F = 43.4

|Feb mean F = 47.0

|Mar mean F = 51.4

|Apr mean F = 55.8

|May mean F = 62.3

|Jun mean F = 67.6

|Jul mean F = 74.4

|Aug mean F = 73.4

|Sep mean F = 68.7

|Oct mean F = 58.6

|Nov mean F = 48.8

|Dec mean F = 42.5

|year mean F =

|Jan low F = 37.3

|Feb low F = 39.1

|Mar low F = 41.0

|Apr low F = 43.3

|May low F = 47.9

|Jun low F = 52.1

|Jul low F = 56.8

|Aug low F = 55.7

|Sep low F = 51.5

|Oct low F = 46.4

|Nov low F = 41.9

|Dec low F = 37.1

|year low F =

|Jan avg record low F = 27.4

|Feb avg record low F = 29.9

|Mar avg record low F = 32.6

|Apr avg record low F = 34.3

|May avg record low F = 39.6

|Jun avg record low F = 44.1

|Jul avg record low F = 48.9

|Aug avg record low F = 48.6

|Sep avg record low F = 44.0

|Oct avg record low F = 37.4

|Nov avg record low F = 31.5

|Dec avg record low F = 28.3

|year avg record low F = 24.2

|Jan record low F = 9

|Feb record low F = 16

|Mar record low F = 22

|Apr record low F = 25

|May record low F = 20

|Jun record low F = 33

|Jul record low F = 38

|Aug record low F = 39

|Sep record low F = 28

|Oct record low F = 24

|Nov record low F = 17

|Dec record low F = 5

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation inch = 9.39

|Feb precipitation inch = 6.93

|Mar precipitation inch = 6.38

|Apr precipitation inch = 3.97

|May precipitation inch = 2.25

|Jun precipitation inch = 0.89

|Jul precipitation inch = 0.19

|Aug precipitation inch = 0.15

|Sep precipitation inch = 0.76

|Oct precipitation inch = 3.52

|Nov precipitation inch = 6.81

|Dec precipitation inch = 10.49

|year precipitation inch =

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in

|Jan precipitation days = 15.7

|Feb precipitation days = 13.8

|Mar precipitation days = 15.0

|Apr precipitation days = 11.5

|May precipitation days = 7.7

|Jun precipitation days = 3.4

|Jul precipitation days = 1.0

|Aug precipitation days = 1.2

|Sep precipitation days = 2.1

|Oct precipitation days = 6.6

|Nov precipitation days = 13.9

|Dec precipitation days = 17.1

|year precipitation days = 109.0

|Jan snow inch = 0.1

|Feb snow inch = 1.5

|Mar snow inch = 0.2

|Apr snow inch = 0.0

|May snow inch = 0.0

|Jun snow inch = 0.0

|Jul snow inch = 0.0

|Aug snow inch = 0.0

|Sep snow inch = 0.0

|Oct snow inch = 0.0

|Nov snow inch = 0.0

|Dec snow inch = 1.0

|year snow inch =

|unit snow days = 0.1 in

|Jan snow days = 0.4

|Feb snow days = 0.6

|Mar snow days = 0.4

|Apr snow days = 0.0

|May snow days = 0.0

|Jun snow days = 0.0

|Jul snow days = 0.0

|Aug snow days = 0.0

|Sep snow days = 0.0

|Oct snow days = 0.0

|Nov snow days = 0.0

|Dec snow days = 0.8

|source 1 = NOAA

{{cite web

|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00046508&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL

|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Orleans, CA

|access-date = May 6, 2023

}}

|source 2 = National Weather Service

{{cite web

|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=eka

|publisher = National Weather Service

|title = NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Eureka

|access-date = May 6, 2023

}}