THE OROVILLE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Northern Terraces setting.
Oroville city has 13.9 square miles of land in Butte County. Its Census reference point is in Northern Terraces, within Central California Valley.
The Sacramento and San Joaquin river systems occupy broad sediment-filled basins, with fans and terraces toward the valley margins. These nearly level landscapes contrast with California's surrounding hills and mountains.
Regional context: Central California Valley ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Oroville and Butte County
Oroville is associated with Butte County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Oroville by land and water
The Census records 0.02 square miles of water within Oroville, or 0.1% of its total area. It is 2.3 percentage points lower than the 2.4% recorded for Butte County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Oroville city has 5.3 times the land area of nearby South Oroville CDP (2.64 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

