Peanut is an unincorporated community in Trinity County, California. It is located on Highway 3, south of Hayfork and north of Highway 36 at an elevation of 2,499 feet (762 m).

Peanut, California
Unincorporated community
Peanut, California
Coordinates: 40°28′05″N 123°10′07″W
Country	United States
State	California
County	Trinity
Elevation	2,579 ft (786 m)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
Area code	530
GNIS feature ID	264592[1]

History

A post office called Peanut was established in 1900, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1933.[2] The first postmaster's fondness of peanuts caused the name to be selected.[3]

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