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Gasquet (pronounced GAS-kee; formerly spelled Guasquet) is a census-designated place 22 mi (35 km) southwest of the Oregon border in Del Norte County, California, and 18 miles (29 km) northeast of Crescent City. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 661. It lies at an elevation of 384 feet (117 m) above sea level. The ZIP code is 95543. Its area code is 707. Gasquet is located in the Smith River National Recreation Area and is reputed to be the rainiest place in California, with an average annual rainfall of 95 inches (2,400 mm).A post office operated at Gasquet from 1879 to 1902 and from 1949 to present. The name is in honor of Horace Gasquet, its first postmaster.

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Gasquet - pronounced (GAS-kee), and formerly spelled Guasquet - is an unincorporated community southwest of the Oregon border in Del Norte County, California Norte County, California, and northeast of Crescent City, California City, with a population of 515. It lies at an elevation of 381 feet (116 metres Its zip code is 95543 and its area code is Area code 707 Gasquet is located in the Smith River National Recreation Area and is reputed to be the rainiest place in California with an average annual rainfall of 90 inches . . . .