Comptche, CA

Comptche is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Mendocino County, California, United States. The 2020 census counted 167 residents. Comptche is located 17 miles southeast of Fort Bragg at an elevation of 187 feet. The Comptche post office opened in 1877, closed later that same year, and reopened in 1879. That mix gives Comptche a clear local shape within California, with older layers still visible in current places. The local scoop is a place whose streets, landmarks, and institutions keep its earlier story close to the present. Flynn Creek Road leads southward from Comptche 8 miles to State Route 128 in Navarro River Redwoods State Park, near Navarro. Comptche includes the Albion River.