Honeydew is an unincorporated community in Humboldt County, California. It is located 17 miles south of Scotia at an elevation of 322 feet, on the Lost Coast of the Pacific Ocean, near the King Range mountains. There are a general store, elementary school, post office, and a few houses nearby. Many of the locals live in the hills surrounding the Mattole valley, named for the Mattole River, which runs through the valley. The ZIP code is 95545, and the community is inside area code 707.