Castella Post Office

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Region: Northern California
Latitude / Longitude: 41° 8'55.28"N 122°18'58.87"W
Distance from Trail: 2 miles
Distance from Mexico: Approximately 1506 trail miles
Grocery Store Available: No

Post Office

The post office is located at 20115 Castle Creek Road. The phone number for the post office is (530) 235-4413. It is open Mon-Fri 8:30a-5:00p, and Sat 8:30a-10:00a.

Mailing Address

Your Name Here
c\o General Delivery
Castella, CA 96017

Camp Stove Fuels

Alcohol

Other Info

Ammarati's Market, adjacent to the post office, will hold a package for no charge. They also have better hours, so you might want to check them out.

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