Oroville

Oroville is a city in Butte County, in the Chico metro area. It is the county seat. The community name derives from Spanish for “gold”. The latitude of Oroville is 39.513N. The longitude is -121.555W. It is in the Pacific Standard time zone. Elevation is 167 feet.  The estimated population, in 2003, was 13,137. (Information from http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=10642)