Orwood, California
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Orwood is an unincorporated community
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...

 in Contra Costa County
Contra Costa County, California
Contra Costa County is a primarily suburban county in the San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 1,049,025...

, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

. It is located on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad 7 miles (11.3 km) east of Brentwood
Brentwood, California
Brentwood is a city in Contra Costa County, California, United States. It is located in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. The population is 51,481 as of 2010....

, at an elevation of 3 feet (1 m). The ZIP Code is 94514. The community is inside area code 925
Area code 925
In the North American Numbering Plan , area code 925 is an area code that covers the inland portions of the East Bay counties of Alameda and Contra Costa in northern California....

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A post office operated at Orwood from 1913 to 1921. Orwood is named after its promoter, Orville Y. Woodward.
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