About Thermalito CDP, California
Thermalito is a census-designated place (CDP) in Butte County, California, United States. The population was 2,871 at the 2010 census, up from 2,517 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Oroville Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Thermalito is located on the Thermalito Forebay, 5mi northwest of downtown Oroville. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.0sqmi, all of it land.
The name “Thermalito” is derived from the Native American Maidu village of Ocucimi, which was located near present-day Thermalito.