Rio Nido, California

Rio Nido, California
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Rio Nido, California
Location within the state of California
Coordinates: 38°31′16″N 122°58′37″W / 38.52111°N 122.97694°W / 38.52111; -122.97694
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountySonoma
Elevation
75 ft (23 m)
Population
 (2010)
  Total
522
Time zoneUTC−8 (PST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−7 (PDT)
ZIP Code
95471
Area code707
FIPS code06-60956
GNIS feature ID1659515

Rio Nido, California (From Spanish: Río Nido, meaning Nest River) is a small, unincorporated resort community on the Russian River, in Sonoma County, California, United States. It is situated 1.3 mi (2.1 km) east of Guerneville. The town's name is meant to mean "river nest" in Spanish. One account has it that the name was originally the more grammatically correct "El Rio Del Nido", "referring to the nest of an eagle once seen in a tree on the banks of this stream". Rio Nido's unofficial slogans are "Memories That Linger" and "The Moon Is Always Out In Rio Nido".

As of 2010, Rio Nido has about 522 residents.