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Napa
Napa County, California
ZipCodes
94559
Motto
A Grape Place
Page Contents for Napa, California
History & History-related items
Chamber of Commerce.
Community events.
Organizations, Churches, and Sports.
Statistics & Facts
The California state capital is Sacramento.
The population of Napa is approximately 71,412 (2002), 76915 (2010).
The approximate number of families is 24,922 (1990), 28166 (2010).
The amount of land area in Napa is 45.125 sq. kilometers.
The amount of land area in Napa is 18.34 sq. miles.
The amount of surface water is 0.154 sq kilometers.
The distance from Napa to Washington DC is 2569 miles.
The distance to the California state capital is 50 miles. (as the crow flies)
Napa is positioned 38.29 degrees north of the equator and 122.29 degrees west of the prime meridian.
Napa elevation is 33 feet above sea level.
Napa per capita income is $ 36,211.
Napa median income is $ 45,935.
The Napa median home price is $ 270,000.
Napa average annual rainfall is 23.88 inches per year
Location
North and east of San Francisco just above Interstate 80. Here is a map page for Napa.Return to Index
Climate
moderate. Most of the rain falls from November through March. There is no smog in Napa!
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History & History Related Items
The name of the city most likely came from a southern Wappo Indian Village which was here for hundreds of years before the white man came. The area was first explored by the Spanish padres, with Father Jose Altimira being the first to come here.
Napa County was one of the early, original counties in 1850. The courthouse was built in 1851. By 1870, nearly all of the original, native inhabitants of the area were gone, either from disease, or disaster. The city was founded by Nathan Coombs on his property in 1848. It was incorporated in 1872. Here is a good history page for Napa.
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Attractions
Napa Valley Mustard Festival
Multiple events and activities during January, February and March of each year since 1964 during which time the fields and hills are filled with wild mustard in bloom.
Learn about the mural projects in downtown Napa. These murals depict scenes from the past in Napa history.
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Napa City Government
City of Napa955 School Street
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 660
Napa, California 94559-0660
Phone: 707-257-9500 (mayor)
Phone: 707-257-9503 (city clerk)
Napa has a Council/Manager form of government.
Napa Chamber
Napa Chamber of Commerce
1556 First St.
Napa, California 94559
Phone: 707-226-7455
Fax: 707-226-1171
Email
Napa Community Events
Napa Art & Fine Craft Festival
A new Art and Fine Craft festival is planned for downtown Napa to be held the weekend of July 22nd and 23rd. The Napa Town Center is inviting artists and artisans from throughout the Western States to showcase their work in what promises to be Napa's most prestigious Art Event.
The Napa Art & Fine Craft Festival is a juried show and is open to artists in all media
John Holland, who produces a series of eight Art and Fine Craft Festivals in the San Francisco Bay Area, will produce the event.
"There is already a lot of excitement and support in the California art community for a new art event in downtown Napa." said Holland. "This festival will offer a wonderful opportunity to meet some of California's premier artists and artisans and purchase their newest work."
Festivals produced by Holland have featured a rich diversity of works including Oil painting, watercolors, pastels, metal sculpture, pottery, glass, jewelry, leather, woodworking, textile arts, and much more.
The festival will also offer an opportunity to sample award-winning wines from local and regional wineries.
Artists and artisans wishing to exhibit in this year's Festival can request an application from the show's director, John Holland. (707) 886-5355
Online Applications and Show information are available at: http://www.catalog.com/festival
Contact information:
John Holland
Art & Fine Craft Festivals
P.O. Box 68
Annapolis, CA 95412
Phone: (707)-886-5355
Napa Organizations
Napa Chamber of Commerce
1556 First St.
Napa, California 94559
Phone: 707-226-7455
Fax: 707-226-1171
Email
Napa Libraries
Napa City/County Library
580 Coombs Street
Napa, CA 94559
Phone: (707) 253-4242
Napa Miscellany
The population of Napa was:
1970 - 36,103
1980 - 50,879
1990 - 61,842
2000 - 72,585
2002 - 71,412
The Sister Cities of Napa are Launceston, Australia and Iwanuma, Japan
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