The Victorian
Village of
Ferndale, California
Ferndale
Facts
Ferndale is located in a flat valley bordered by the Eel River on
the north, the ocean on the southwest and the mountains in the
east. 
- Latitude: 41 degrees, 34' North
- Longitude: 124 degrees, 15' West
- Elevation: 50 feet; topographical map
of Ferndale
- Area Size: 1 square mile within the city limits
- Settled: 1852
- Incorporated: 1893
- Population: 1,390 (2000 census)
- Government: 1
elected mayor, four at-large councilpersons, all
volunteers. City Council meets at 7 p.m. the 2nd Monday
of each month at City Hall, 834 Main Street. Volunteer
Planning Commissioners are appointed to 4-year terms.
Planning Commission meets the 3rd Wednesday of the month
at City Hall, 7 p.m.
- Staff: City manager, police chief and four
officers, city clerk, deputy city clerk/city planner, 2
public works personnel. City Hall: 786-4224.
- Design Review: Structures along many of the main
streets are subject to design review to remain in keeping
with the City's designation as a State Historic Landmark.
Check with City Hall for design review areas.
- Animal Care: Ferndale Veterinary.
- Banks/ATMs: North Valley Bank, US Bank.
- Chamber: The Ferndale Chamber of Commerce meets
every Monday at 5:30 p.m. Volunteers respond to an
average of 3,600 inquiries annually at PO Box 325,
Ferndale, CA 95536-0325. Phone/fax: 707-786-4477, URL www.victorianferndale.org/chamber.
No drop-in location.
- Churches: Assumption Church (Roman Catholic),
Ferndale Community Church (Independent), Living Waters
Foursquare Church, Our Savior's Lutheran Church (EICA), St. Mark's Lutheran Church (LCMS), St. Mary's Episcopal Church
- Climate: Mild
and moist, highs to 78, lows to mid-30s. Average rainfall,
41 inches annually.
- Employment/Industries/Sources
of Income: Dairy
farming, cattle ranching, service industries, tourism,
lumber and wood products, sheep ranching, potato farming.
Economics of the area (statistical reporting and analysis
of economic factors for Humboldt County, CA).
- Fire Protection: Ferndale Volunteer Fire Department, since 1897.
- Health Care: The nearest hospitals are Redwood
Memorial, Fortuna, and St. Joseph's Hospital, Eureka.
Humboldt Medical Group maintains offices in Ferndale and
Fortuna. Larry Denning, D.D.S., operates a dental office
in Ferndale. Complementary care is available from local
massage practitioner, Heart & Soul. There is also a
countywide network of clinics, including Six Rivers
Planned Parenthood.
- Library: Ferndale Library, 807 Main. Open
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday 12-5 p.m.; Friday
12-4 p.m.; Tuesday, Thursday 7-9 p.m. Closed Sunday and
Monday. Computer available for free, 1-hour internet
access.
- Licenses: Business licenses, $60-80/year. Dog
licenses, $10/year for spayed/neutered dogs; others are $25/year.
Proof of rabies vaccination required. CalGOLD: Business permits made simple.
- Meeting Halls: Danish Hall, Firemen's Pavilion,
Masonic Hall, Portuguese Hall, Veterans Memorial Hall,
Humboldt County Fairgrounds (Belotti Hall, Art Building/Red
Barn, Turf Room).
- Museums: Ferndale Museum, 515 Shaw. Historical
settings and equipment, open Wednesdays through Saturdays,
11-4; Sundays, 1-4; plus Tuesdays in summer (museum@quik.net). Kinetic Sculpture Race Museum, 580
Main. Collection of entries from races past, open daily
10-5.
- Newspapers: The Ferndale Enterprise, 707-786-4611, e-mail:
editor@ferndaleenterprise.us; The Humboldt Beacon (Fortuna),
707-725-6166, e-mail: beacon@humboldt1.com; The Times-Standard (Eureka),
707-442-1711.
- Parks: Russ Park, 110-acre bird sanctuary
wilderness forest park, open dawn to dusk; Firemen's Park,
picnic grounds, ball fields, play area, restrooms, open
until dusk. Centerville Beach is 5 miles west of Main
Street on Ocean Avenue/Centerville Road.
- Real Estate: Ferndale Real Estate, 707-786-4720 / 707-786-4323; Landmark Real
Estate, 707-786-9300.
RE/Max Realtor
Associate Beth Wayne, CRS, ABR, 707-269-2328.
- Recycling: Volunteers with Ferndale Recycling
focus on education for waste reduction. Eel River
Disposal offers curbside pickup service for Ferndale
residents.
- Schools/Education: Ferndale Elementary, grades K-8, 707-786-5300; Ferndale High School, grades 9-12, 707-786-5900.
- Telephone: Frontier, a
Citizens Communications Company, 800-921-8101.
- Theatre: Ferndale Repertory
Theatre, 447 Main.
Community theater producing year-round with performances
Thursday through Saturday evenings, matinees on selected
weekends.
- Utilities: Water: Del Oro Water Co., 800-655-3582;
Electricity (no natural gas in Ferndale): PG&E, 800-743-5000; Propane: Sequoia Gas,
707-725-4465; Garbage: Eel River Disposal & Resource
Recovery, Inc., 707-725-5156; Telephone: Frontier, 800-921-8101.
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