Strawberry Fields 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 Yuba County

Yuba County, California

Yuba County is a county located in the U.S. state of California's Central Valley, north of Sacramento, along the Feather River. As of the 2010 census, its population was 72,155. The county seat is Marysville. Yuba County is part of the Greater Sacramento area.-History:Yuba County was one of the...

, 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...

. It is located 8 miles (12.9 km) northeast of Challenge

Challenge, California

Challenge is an unincorporated community in Yuba County, California. It is located on Dry Creek northeast of Marysville, at an elevation of 2595 feet .A post office opened at Challenge in 1895....

, at an elevation of 3757 feet (1145 m).

A post office opened in Strawberry Fields in 1855. The origin of the name has two competing lines, either from wild strawberries found at the site or from two early settlers Mr. Straw and Mr. Berry.