Red Mountain, California
Encyclopedia
Red Mountain, formerly known as Osdick, is an unincorporated community
in San Bernardino County
, California
, United States
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Red Mountain is 32 miles (51.5 km) south-southwest of Trona
, part of the mining district of Randsburg, California
and Johannesburg, California
.
Red Mountain has a post office
with ZIP code
93558. The post office opened under the name Osdick in 1922 and changed its name to Red Mountain in 1929.
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 San Bernardino County
San Bernardino County, California
San Bernardino County is a county in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2010 census, the population was 2,035,210, up from 1,709,434 as of the 2000 census...
, California
California
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, United States
United States
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Red Mountain is 32 miles (51.5 km) south-southwest of Trona
Trona, California
Trona is an unincorporated community in San Bernardino County, California. In 2000 it had a population of 2,742. Trona is at the western edge of Searles Lake, a dry lake bed in Searles Valley, southwest of Death Valley. The town takes its name from the mineral trona, abundant in the lakebed.It is...
, part of the mining district of Randsburg, California
Randsburg, California
Randsburg is a census-designated place in Kern County, California, United States. Randsburg is located south of Ridgecrest, at an elevation of 3504 feet . The population was 69 at the 2010 census, down from 77 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Randsburg is located at . It is on the west side of U.S...
and Johannesburg, California
Johannesburg, California
Johannesburg is a census-designated place in Kern County, California, in a mining district of the Rand Mountains. Johannesburg is located east-northeast of Randsburg, at an elevation of 3517 feet . The terminus of the Randsburg Railway was here from 1897 to 1933. The population was 172 at the...
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Red Mountain has a post office
Post office
A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
with ZIP code
ZIP Code
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93558. The post office opened under the name Osdick in 1922 and changed its name to Red Mountain in 1929.