Albion is a census-designated place[6] in Mendocino County, California, United States.

[2] It is located 15 miles (24 km) south of Fort Bragg,[7] at an elevation of 174 feet (53 m).

[8] Albion lies directly on California's State Route 1 (Shoreline Highway) north of Elk and south of Mendocino and Little River.

Albion Ridge Road leads east from the town center.

[10] The Albion Biological Field Station, a facility of Pacific Union College (a private Seventh-day Adventist college) is located in Albion, on the south bank of the Albion River; it offers college biology courses to Pacific Union students as well as shorter courses for elementary and high school students and seniors.

There were 112 housing units at an average density of 60.4 per square mile (23.3/km2), of which 54 (65.9%) were owner-occupied, and 28 (34.1%) were occupied by renters.

[30] Federally, Albion is in California's 2nd congressional district, represented by Democrat Jared Huffman.