Welcome to Crescent City ...

The coastal city of Crescent City is located in Del Norte County<1> and is the County Seat for Del Norte County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Crescent City, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Crescent City has a population of 6,801 people<2> (see below for details).

Crescent City is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Crescent City lies within the (707) area code.

The ZIP codes for Crescent City: 95531-95532<4>

Websites for Crescent City ...

Official Website: www.crescentcity.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Crescent City had an population of 6,801 people. This is a decrease of 11.02% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 69.77% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Crescent City had a population of 7,643 people (or 26.71% of the total population of Del Norte County). This makes Crescent City the county's most populous community.

The population of Crescent City represents 0.02% of the population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 392nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 7,643 people, the population of Crescent City increased 90.79% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 4,006 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Crescent City.

Communities Also Named Crescent City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Crescent City - they are located in Florida, Illinois and Montana.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Crescent City.

Communities near Crescent City ...

We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Crescent City.

• Hiouchi
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiouchi
  • Hiouchi is located in Del Norte County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hiouchi <5>
• Fort Dick
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Dick
  • Fort Dick is located in Del Norte County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Dick <5>
• Smith River
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith River
  • Smith River is located in Del Norte County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smith River <5>
• Gasquet
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasquet
  • Gasquet is located in Del Norte County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gasquet <5>
• Klamath
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klamath
  • Klamath is located in Del Norte County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Klamath <5>
• Brookings
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookings
  • Brookings is located in Curry County (OR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,561 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookings <5>
• Harbor
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor
  • Harbor is located in Curry County (OR)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harbor <5>

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 Crescent City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Crescent City.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Crescent City. 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 Crescent City.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Crescent City. Our list includes 11 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Crescent City.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crescent City ...

Looking for more information about Crescent City? 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 Crescent City, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Crescent City.

Adding Crescent City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Crescent City 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 Crescent City was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Crescent City on a map titled Auto Trails Map of Washington and Oregon (1925).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Crescent City.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Crescent City: www.crescentcity.org/

The official website for Del Norte County: www.co.del-norte.ca.us/

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