Arcata, CA -- U.S. city in California Population (2000): 16651 Housing Units (2000): 7272 Land area (2000): 9.188744 sq. miles (23.798737 sq. km) Water area (2000): 1.850578 sq. miles (4.792976 sq. km) Total area (2000): 11.039322 sq. miles (28.591713 sq. km) FIPS code: 02476 Located within: California (CA), FIPS 06 Location: 40.872805 N, 124.082814 W ZIP Codes (1990): Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Arcata, CA Arcata