Nelson (formerly, Nelson Station) is an

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in Butte County,

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. It lies south-southeast of

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, at an elevation of 121 feet (37 m). Nelson's first post office was established in 1873; its zip code is 95958. The place was founded in 1873 by the California and Oregon Railroad Company and named for an early settler, A.D. Nelson.

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