Capay (

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. It is located on Cache Creek west-northwest of

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, in the

Capay Valley Capay Valley is a mostly rural valley northwest of Sacramento in Yolo County, California, United States. It lies east of Blue Ridge and west of the Capay Hills. Geography Cache Creek flows through the valley. California State Route 16 crosses ...

, in the northwestern part of the county. Capay's ZIP Code is 95607 and its

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. It lies at an elevation of 210 feet (64 m).

History

Capay is located on the Mexican land grant Rancho Cañada de Capay. Capay was originally named Munchville after one of the first white settlers, a man named Munch, who built a house on the Cache Creek at the site in 1857. Mr. Empyre and Mr. Munch built a two-story building in the area. The town acquired the name Langville after John A. Lang. In 1870, Lang operated a hotel and owned a brick yard and a store. Langville grew enough to have a town plat filed on January 1, 1875, which renamed the town as Capay. A post office opened in Capay in 1868.

Climate

This region experiences hot, dry summers and cool, wet winters. According to the

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system, Capay has a typical

Mediterranean climate A Mediterranean climate (also called a dry summer temperate climate ''Cs'') is a temperate climate sub-type, generally characterized by warm, dry summers and mild, fairly wet winters; these weather conditions are typically experienced in the ...

, abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps.Climate Summary for Capay, California
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References

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