Weitchpec ( ; Karuk: Ansáfriik; Yurok: Wechpues, Wech) is an unincorporated village and CDP within the Yurok reservation in Humboldt County, California, United States. It is located northeast of Eureka, at an elevation of 361 feet (110 m). As of the 2020 census, Weitchpec had a population of 112.
Weitchpec is located in the northwestern part of the state at the confluence of the Klamath and Trinity Rivers, and the junction of State Highways 96 and 169.
History
thumb|left|Map of historical Yurok villages at modern Weitchpec
Weitchpec is an ancestral Yurok village that long predates European contact. It was originally known as Weitspus, and was considered a major settlement of the Yurok people. Temporary Euro-American names for the settlement in the 19th century were Durkee's Ferry and Weitchpec Bar.
2012 earthquake
A 5.6 earthquake with an epicenter near Weitchpec occurred on February 13, 2012.