Post Mountain, California

About Post Mountain

Post Mountain, CA is a small unincorporated community located in northwestern California.

Officially, Post Mountain is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 12.41 square miles.

📰 Post Mountain News Today

• ‘Little death bombs’: Illegal cannabis farms poison California’s forests. Who’s cleaning them up? CalMatters · Feb 9
• Mountain lion tranquilized by wildlife officials, removed after being found in San Dimas neighborhood ABC7 Los Angeles · Aug 8
• Evacuations lifted as Cedar Fire containment grows in Trinity County KRCR · Sep 2
• Volunteers returned to Post Mountain in Trinity County on National Public Lands Day Action News Now · Sep 29
• Ecology of Reburns in the Klamath - with Jamie Allen. Also, Burning Ganja Farms, and Communicating Failure. - the-lookout.org the-lookout.org · Sep 3

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What Makes Post Mountain Unique

• The only place in America named Post Mountain — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in northwestern California, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 14 miles.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Post Mountain

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