Editing Downieville, California (section)

==Services==
Downieville has its own post office; the town's [[ZIP code]] is 95936.

Wired telephone numbers for the town follow the format ([[Area code 530|530]]) 289-xxxx.

Downieville is home to ''[https://themountainmessenger.org The Mountain Messenger]'' weekly newspaper. The paper began in 1853 as a twice-per-month publication; its claim to fame is that Mark Twain once wrote there under his real name, Sam Clemens.<ref>{{cite web
 | url =https://themountainmessenger.org/
 | title =The Mountain Messenger
 | website =themountainmessenger.org
 | publisher =The Mountain Messager
 | access-date =December 26, 2021
 | quote =News in the Sierra, The Mountain Messenger, California's oldest weekly newspaper}}</ref> It is distributed through the U.S. mail and includes subscribers far beyond Sierra County.<ref>The Mountain Messenger, PO Drawer A, Downieville CA 95936; (530) 289-3262; team@themountainmessenger.org</ref>