Helltown, California

39°48′42″N 121°39′35″W

Helltown, California
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 39°48′42″N 121°39′35″W
Country	United States
State	California
County	Butte County
Elevation [1]	873 ft (266 m)

Helltown (formerly, Butte Creek and Hilltown)^[2] is an unincorporated community in Butte County, California. It lies 4 miles (6.4 km) north-northwest of Paradise,^[2] at an elevation of 873 feet (266 m) inside Butte Creek Canyon.

Helltown was founded as a mining community, but by the 1970s was home to a small population of hippies. The community was nearly destroyed by the Camp Fire in 2018.^[3][4]