Olancha, California
Olancha | |
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Entrance sign, southbound | |
Location in Inyo County and the state of California | |
Olancha Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 36°16′48″N 118°00′18″W / 36.28°N 118.005°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Inyo |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.873 sq mi (20.392 km2) |
| • Land | 7.843 sq mi (20.312 km2) |
| • Water | 0.031 sq mi (0.080 km2) 0.39% |
| Elevation | 3,698 ft (1,127 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 131 |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 93549 |
| Area codes | 442/760 |
| FIPS code | 06-53490 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2408982 |
| Official name | Farley's Olancha Mill Site |
| Reference no. | 796 |
Olancha (Timbisha: Pakwa' si) is a census-designated place in Inyo County, California, United States. Olancha is located on U.S. Route 395 in California, 37 miles (60 km) south-southeast of Independence. As of the 2020 census, the population was 131, down from 192 at the 2010 census.
Located in the Owens Valley next to the now mostly dry Owens Lake, the arid settlement is home to a major bottled water plant for Crystal Geyser Natural Alpine Spring Water.