Fort Bidwell is an unincorporated community in Modoc County, California located near the north end of the Surprise Valley. The community's ZIP Code is 96112 and elevation is about 4,550 feet above mean sea level (AMSL). The North American Datum of 1927 (NAD27) coordinates for the town are 41°51′38″N, 120°09′01″W. The airport, (FAA identifier: A28), is about 1 mile north of the center of the community at 41°52′34″N, 120°08′48″W. The Fort Bidwell Indian Community is affiliated with the Paiute nation. In United States law, a region of land is unincorporated if it is not a part of any municipality. ... Modoc County is a county located in Californias far northeast corner, bounded by Oregon to the north and Nevada to the east. ... There are three valleys named Surprise Valley in California. ...

Wired telephone numbers in the community follow the format (530) 279-2xxx or 279-6xxx and appear to be served out of the Cedarville central office. Wired telephone service is provided by Citizens Utilities. The 530 area code covers Chico, Redding, Marysville, Red Bluff, Oroville, Placerville, and Truckee, California. ... In the field of telecommunications, a central office or telephone exchange houses equipment that is commonly known as simply a switch, which is a piece of equipment that connects phone calls. ...

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