An abandoned car in front of a barn in Pennington. Photograph donated anonymously.

Pennington is an unincorporated town in Sutter County. It is located on the north edge of the Sutter Buttes, west of Live Oak. Its elevation is 85 feet.

The native plant community of Pennington is central oak woodland.

The U.S. Postal Service sometimes lists addresses in Pennington as being in Live Oak, because they are both in the 95953 zip code. However, on the Yuba-Sutter Wiki, we prefer listing the more specific location Pennington.

History

Pennington is named for John T. Pennington. North Butte Post Office was established near Pennington from 1874 to 1875. Pennington Post Office was established from 1881 to 1917.¹

Places

• Gray Lodge State Wildlife Area
• Pennington Cemetery

Main Roads

• North Butte Road
• Pennington Road
• Powell Road

Links

Pennington entry on Wikipedia

Footnotes

1. California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State by David L. Durham. Word Dancer Press, 1998