Welcome to Willits ...

The city of Willits is located in Mendocino County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Willits, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

The city was incorporated November 19, 1888.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Willits has a population of 4,890 people<2> (see below for details).

Willits is 1,360 feet [415 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Willits: (707)

The ZIP code for Willits: 95490<4>

Websites for Willits ...

Official Website: www.willits.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Willits had an population of 4,890 people (or a decrease of 3.61% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Willits had a population of 4,888 people (which is 5.56% of the total population of Mendocino County). This makes Willits the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Willits represents 0.01% of the total population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 427th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,888 people, the population of Willits decreased 3.65% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 5,073 people).

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

Communities Also Named Willits ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Willits - they are located in Iowa and North Carolina.

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

Communities near Willits ...

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

• Ukiah
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ukiah
  • Ukiah is located in Mendocino County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,883 people
  • Ukiah has also been known as:
  • Ukiah City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ukiah <5>
• Shake City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shake City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shake City
  • Shake City is located in Mendocino County
• Orrs Springs
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs Springs
  • Orrs Springs is located in Mendocino County
• Redwood Valley
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood Valley
  • Redwood Valley is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redwood Valley <5>
• Calpella
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calpella
  • Calpella is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calpella <5>
• Potter Valley
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Valley
  • Potter Valley is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Potter Valley <5>
• Comptche
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comptche
  • Comptche is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Comptche <5>
• The Forks
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Forks
  • The Forks is located in Mendocino County
• Hemlock Ranch
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hemlock Ranch. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock Ranch
  • Hemlock Ranch is located in Mendocino County
  • Hemlock Ranch has also been known as:
  • Hemlock
• Laytonville
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laytonville
  • Laytonville is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laytonville <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 Willits. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Willits.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Willits. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Willits.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Willits ...

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

Adding Willits to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Willits 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 Willits was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Willits post office opened in 1874.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Willits.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Willits: www.willits.org/

The official website for Mendocino County: www.co.mendocino.ca.us/

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