Welcome to Arcata ...

The coastal city of Arcata is located in Humboldt County<1>.

Arcata was established in 1850 and was incorporated February 2, 1858.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Arcata has a population of 18,346 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Arcata is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Arcata lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Arcata: (707)

The ZIP codes for Arcata: 95518, 95521<4>

Websites for Arcata ...

Official Website: www.arcatacityhall.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Arcata had an population of 18,346 people. This is an increase of 6.47% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 10.18% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Arcata had a population of 17,231 people (or 12.8% of the total population of Humboldt County). This makes Arcata the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Arcata represents 0.05% of the population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 307th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 17,231 people, the population of Arcata increased 3.48% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 16,651 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Arcata.

Communities near Arcata ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Arcata.

• Eureka
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
  • Eureka is located in Humboldt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,652 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eureka <5>
• Fortuna
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortuna
  • Fortuna is located in Humboldt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,107 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fortuna <5>
• Trinidad
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinidad
  • Trinidad is located in Humboldt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trinidad <5>
• Tyee City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyee City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyee City
  • Tyee City is located in Humboldt County
• Blue Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Lake
  • Blue Lake is located in Humboldt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,244 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Lake <5>
• Freshwater Corners
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freshwater Corners
  • Freshwater Corners is located in Humboldt County
• McKinleyville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinleyville
  • McKinleyville is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKinleyville <5>
• The Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Springs
  • The Springs is located in Humboldt County
• Korbel
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Korbel
  • Korbel is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Korbel <5>
• Myrtletown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Myrtletown have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtletown
  • Myrtletown is located in Humboldt County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Arcata. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Arcata.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Arcata. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Arcata.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Arcata. Our list includes 7 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Arcata.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Arcata ...

Looking for more information about Arcata? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Arcata, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Arcata.

Adding Arcata to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Arcata in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Arcata was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

We also found Arcata in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Arcata.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Arcata: www.arcatacityhall.org/

The official website for Humboldt County: www.co.humboldt.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/