Volta, California
Volta, California | |
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| Coordinates: 37°05′51″N 120°55′34″W / 37.09750°N 120.92611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Merced |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.434 sq mi (11.484 km2) |
| • Land | 4.370 sq mi (11.318 km2) |
| • Water | 0.064 sq mi (0.165 km2) 1.44% |
| Elevation | 105 ft (32 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 366 |
| • Density | 83/sq mi (32/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP Code | 93635 (Los Banos |
| Area code | 209 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1660110; 2583179 |
| U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Volta, California; U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Volta, California | |
Volta is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Merced County, California, United States. It is located 5 miles (8 km) west-northwest of Los Banos at an elevation of 105 feet (32 m). The population was 366 at the 2020 census, up from 246 at the 2010 census.
From 1858 to 1861, Lone Willow Station a swing station for the Butterfield Overland Mail, was located east of here on the west bank of Mud Slough, 18 miles east of the St. Louis Ranch Station and 13 miles northwest of Temple's Ranch station.
A post office operated at Volta from 1890 to 1972. The name was from the Volta Improvement Company.