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Wendel
Unincorporated community
Country	United States
State	California
County	Lassen County
Elevation	4,012 ft (1,223 m)

Wendel is an unincorporated community in Lassen County, California. It is located 23 miles (37 km) east-southeast of Susanville, at an elevation of 4012 feet (1223 m). Wendel's ZIP Code is 96136.

The Wendel post office opened in 1915 (when it was transferred from Purser), closed in 1920, and re-opened in 1921. The name Wendel was bestowed by Thomas Moran, the president of the Nevada–California–Oregon Railway, for a friend.

Climate

This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Wendel has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.

Municipalities and communities of Lassen County, California, United States

County seat: Susanville

City	Susanville

CDPs	Bieber Clear Creek Doyle Herlong Janesville Johnstonville Litchfield Milford Nubieber Patton Village Spaulding Westwood

Unincorporated communities	Avery Place Avila Place Belfast Big Valley Brockman Buntingville Calneva Coppervale Crest Dan Ryan Place Dixie Evans Place Hallelujah Junction Halls Flat Hayden Hill Herlong Junction Horse Lake Hot Springs Jellico Karlo Lasco Leavitt Leonard Little Valley Madeline Moran Norvell Omira Pine Town Pinnio Plumas Pumpkin Center Ravendale Reno Junction Robbers Creek Sage Hen Scotts Scotty Place Sheepshead Shumway Stacy Standish Stones Landing Termo The Crossing Viewland Wendel Westwood Junction

Indian reservation	Susanville Indian Rancheria

Ghost towns	Addington Antelope Argusville Ashton Atola Bunnel Camero Chats Clinton Conman Constantia Cromwell Cuba Datura Dayton Dewitt Edgemont Evan's Ranch Fredonia Gest Glade Goumaz Hillside Hausen Junction House Juniper Lake Greeno Lake Nokopen Long Valley Madeline Mapes Molitor Moll Ranch Murray Plumas Junction Prockmans Purser Rayl Red Camp Roscoe Sellicks Springs Secret Springs Sheep Springs Soldier's Bridge Tiptons Springs Waverly Wheaton

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