Powellton was an unincorporated community in Butte County, California, USA.

It lies at an elevation of 3,622 feet (1,104 m).

Powell who arrived in 1853.

[2] Originally Powell's Ranch, it was renamed when a post office was established in 1872; the office closed in 1906.

[3][2] It was a center of lumber production in its heyday, but nothing remains at the site.