Brainard is an unincorporated community in Humboldt County, California. It is located on the

Northwestern Pacific Railroad The Northwestern Pacific Railroad is a regional shortline railroad utilizing a stretch of the 271 mile mainline between Schellville and Windsor with freight and Sonoma–Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) commuter trains. Formerly, it was a regi ...

south-southwest of

Arcata Arcata (; Wiyot: ''Goudi’ni''; Yurok: ''Oket'oh'') is a city adjacent to the Arcata Bay (northern) portion of Humboldt Bay in Humboldt County, California, United States. At the 2020 census, Arcata's population was 18,857. Arcata was first ...

, at an elevation of 7 feet (2 m).

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Unincorporated communities in Humboldt County, California Unincorporated communities in California Populated coastal places in California {{HumboldtCountyCA-geo-stub