| Weitchpec | |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | California |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in California |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | California |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Humboldt County |
| Population Total: | 112 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 3.886 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 3.830 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.056 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1398 |
| Postal Code Type: | Zip code |
| Postal Code: | 95546 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | FIPS code |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | 1660142[3] |
Weitchpec (; Karuk: Ansáfriik;[4] Yurok: Wechpues, Wech)[5] [6] is an unincorporated village and CDP within the Yurok reservation in Humboldt County, California, United States. It is located 35miles northeast of Eureka, at an elevation of 361 feet (110 m). The ZIP Code is 95546.[7]
Weitchpec is located in the northwestern part of the state at the confluence of the Klamath and Trinity Rivers, and the junction of State Highways 96 and 169.[8]
Weitchpec is an ancestral Yurok village that long predates European contact. It was originally known as Weitspus, and was considered a major settlement of the Yurok people. Temporary Euro-American names for the settlement in the 19th century were Durkee's Ferry and Weitchpec Bar. Durkee's Ferry recalls Clark W. Durkee, who operated a ferry at the place in 1851. In 1855, a temporary Federal post called Camp Strowbridge was established at Weitchpec, it was later called Fort Wool. The settlement was first within the bounds of Trinity County, then in 1851 Klamath County and after 1874, Humboldt County. A post office operated at Weitchpec from 1858 to 1860 and from 1891 to 1962.
Today Weitchpec features a small store/gas station owned by the tribe (formerly Pierson's Grocery); the Yurok Tribal Office and Community Center; and Weitchpec Elementary School. As of 2010, evening classes were available in Weitchpec in the Yurok language.[9]
A 5.6 earthquake with an epicenter near Weitchpec occurred on February 13, 2012.[10]
Weitchpec first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census.[11]
| White alone (NH) | 18 | 16.07% | |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 1 | 0.89% | |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 71 | 63.39% | |
| Asian alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Other race alone (NH) | 1 | 0.89% | |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 19 | 16.96% | |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2 | 1.79% | |
| Total | 112 | 100.00% |