The community is located along the Oroville-Quincy Highway on the shore of Madrone Lake.

Berry Creek is inside Area code 530 and wired phone numbers follow the format (530) 589-xxxx.

The CDF Fire Dept is located in Berry Creek approximately 2 mi (3.2 km) past the U.S. Post Office on Hwy 162 (Nearest cross street: Berry Creek Rd/Bloomer Hill Rd).

[5][6] Berry Creek's first post office was established in 1875 being transferred from Oak Arbor; it changed locations several times before being closed in 1912.

[3] In November 2018, the Camp Fire, a major wildfire that destroyed Paradise and Concow, threatened all of Berry Creek.

Wooded areas of Berry Creek were burnt and some structures were destroyed.

[7] On the evening of September 9, 2020, the Bear Fire reached the edge of town at 10 PM PDT and burned nearly all the structures in Berry Creek to the ground, destroying Berry Creek.

[10] The 2010 United States Census[11] reported that Berry Creek had a population of 525 in 2012.