Yettem, California
Yettem | |
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Location in Tulare County and the state of California | |
Yettem Position in California. Yettem Yettem (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 36°29′10″N 119°15′09″W / 36.48611°N 119.25250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Tulare |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.11 sq mi (0.28 km2) |
| • Land | 0.11 sq mi (0.28 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 348 ft (106 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 201 |
| • Density | 1,900/sq mi (720/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 93670 |
| Area code | 559 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 2585465 |
Yettem is a census-designated place (CDP) in Tulare County, California. Yettem is located on California State Route 201 11 miles (18 km) north of Visalia. Yettem has a post office with ZIP code 93670. The 2020 United States census reported Yettem's population was 201.
Yettem name was submitted to the United States Postal service by Hagop Hamalian, the town storekeeper and future postmaster, along with Ezekiel Kendigian and Devlat Agha Moorsalian submitted Armenia, Ararat, and Yettem as suggestions for a name change for the town to the Post Office Department, which chose Yettem. Yettem is how Western Armenians pronounce the Armenian word for Eden. Although most of the Armenian population has moved away, there is still an active St. Mary's Armenian Church in Yettem.