McKinleyville (formerly Minorsville)[3] is a census-designated place (CDP) in Humboldt County, California.

McKinleyville is located 5.25 miles (8.4 km) north of Arcata,[4] at an elevation of 141 feet (43 m).

The Wiyot and Yurok people continue to live here in their traditional territories and both groups are ingrained within the McKinleyville community.

After President William McKinley was assassinated in 1901, the community of Minor changed its name to McKinleyville in his honor.

[4] McKinleyville is a community with mainly retail and professional businesses to serve its residents but is not an incorporated city or town.

The area sees summers that are not as foggy as Eureka and Arcata to the south, and run a few degrees warmer.

McKinleyville has a cool-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csc) typical of the North Coast that is characterized by mild, rainy winters and cool, mild summers, with an average temperature of 55°F (13 °C).

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

The route lies to the west of the majority of the community and bisects a small portion of the area.

SR 299 begins at that point and extends easterly to serve as the major traffic artery to the east for the community of McKinleyville.

Humboldt Transit Authority (HTA) is the major provider of public bus transportation in McKinleyville and the county.

At times, vehicle traffic into and out of McKinleyville has been restricted due to landslides on the U.S. routes.

A magnitude 7.0 earthquake on November 8, 1980, caused a freeway overpass at Tompkins Hill, just south of Eureka, to partially collapse.

The Hammond Trail is also a recreation and transportation corridor traveling through rural and suburban areas of Humboldt County and is a part of both the California Coastal Trail (CCT) and the Pacific Coast Bike Route (PCBR).

The location of this airport was chosen to serve as an experimental field to test landing during heavy fog conditions.

Due to weather patterns and geographic conditions, the area is one of the foggiest in Northern California.

The brewery makes eleven beers, which are distributed as far away as San Diego and Portland, Oregon.