Country United States County Yuba GNIS feature IDs 259415; 2582996 Area 20.26 km² Local time Wednesday 10:40 PM | State California Time zone Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) Elevation 531 m Population 624 (2010) | |
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Weather 9°C, Wind NE at 5 km/h, 72% Humidity | ||
Dobbins (formerly, Dobbin, Dobbins Ranche, Dobbins Ranch, and Dobbin's Ranche) is a census-designated place in Yuba County, California.
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Map of Dobbins, CA 95935, USA
Geography
It lies 26 miles (42 km) northeast of Marysville, at an elevation of 1742 feet, in the foothills of the western Sierra Nevada Mountain Range off of Highway 20 and Marysville Road. Dobbins is north of Oregon House and south of Bullards Bar Dam. Dobbins has one post office, one general store, 3 churches, a grange hall, one grade school, one charter school, and Lake Francis Resort.
Frequently in the winter seasons it is subject to periodic snowfalls that close roads.
Most students attend high school in Marysville, CA or in the Sierra County school district.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 7.8 square miles (20.3 km²), 99.08% of it land and 0.92% of it water. Dobbins, California is located in the Yuba County Foothills about 30 miles N.E. of Marysville.
History
The town was settled in 1849, and named for William M. and Mark D. Dobbins, early settlers. Dobbins was not a mining town originally, but a farm area. There were stage station stops, for teamsters' and their wagons, at what was known as Scott Ranch (three miles below Dobbins- Marysville Rd). Dobbins served as a stage stop until the coming of the automobiles.
The first post office was established in 1851 under the name Dobbins Ranche'; it closed in 1854. The post office returned in 1887 and has operated continuously since.
A mining camp, Kentucky Ranch was located 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to the southwest. Egan, which had a post office from 1896-1898 was 3 miles (4.8 km) north.
Climate
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Dobbins has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps.