This property is in south east Susanville (formerly known as Roop town) is a town in and the county seat of Lassen County, California, United States. Susanville is located on the Susan River in the southern part of the county, at an elevation of 4,186 feet. Susanville, a former logging and mining town, is the site of two state prisons: the California Correctional Center, a minimum medium security facility, which opened in 1963; and the High Desert State Prison, California (not to be confused with High Desert State Prison, Nevada), which opened in 1995. The Federal Correctional Institution, Herlong is nearby, having opened in 2001. Susanville was named after Susan Roop, daughter of Isaac Roop, an early settler. It was first called Rooptown, and the present name was adopted in 1857. The Susanville US post office was established in 1860. Susanville was incorporated in 1900. This property is only 5 minutes away from department stores such as Safeway Supermarket, Walmart, and Lassen Shopping Center. Susanville Airport is just within a 10 minutes drive from this property. Lassen Community College and Meadow View School are also nearby.