Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 55 min5:39 am – 8:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 26 min7:19 am – 4:45 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People19,701 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 51.97,597 householdsMedian household income $97,466Median home value $688,500Median rent $1,864 a month80% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $5,617 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate52% of adults are in the labour force, 8,461 employedMain industries: education and health care 16%, professional and business services 14%, retail 13%Average commute 30 minutes69% drive alone, 8% car-pool, 21% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages34% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% finished high school, 11% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 91%, Spanish 6%, other Indo-European languages 2%4% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 93°F, lows 63°FColdest month December: highs 56°F, lows 37°F36 in of rain a year, on about 48 dayswettest month January7 in of snow a year, on about 4 days63 days above 90°F, 20 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Auburn station, 6 mi away; snow from Colfax
Nearby landmarksLake of the Pineslake · 3.8 miSugar Pine Mountainpeak · 1.9 miBald Rock Mountainpeak · 3.0 miLake Combielake · 3.1 miHidden Fallswaterfall · 4.3 miHalsey Forebayreservoir · 3.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPlacer Nature Centerstate conservation land · 1.5 miAuburn Regional Parkpark · 2.5 mi · 60 acresCombie Reservoirrecreation area · 3.4 mi · 381 acresAuburn State Recreation Areastate recreation area · 5.0 mi · 3,274 acresBear River Fishing Accessstate recreation area · 8.2 mi · 259 acresSpenceville Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 11.4 mi · 11,632 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes319 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197026 of magnitude 4+, 4 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.7 on 1 Aug 197539 mi away, The 1975 Oroville, CaliforniaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 17 Mar 202647 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModeratePlacer County, CA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsAvalanche Very HighWildfire Relatively HighRiver flooding Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality46% of days had good air in 2025167 of 365 days measured196 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 52, worst day 143main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Placer County monitors, CA
Internet at home92% of households have a broadband subscription70% have cable, fibre or DSL12% rely on a mobile data plan alone7% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterPlacer Cwa - Foothillserves 89,544 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,406 ft429 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSutter Auburn Faith Hospital3.2 miPost officeMeadow Vista Post Office4.4 miTown hallAuburn City Hall6.7 miPolicePlacer County Sheriff's Office3.7 miFire stationHiggins Area Fire Protection District3.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeSierra College - Rocklin Campus15.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSacramento International Airport SMF33 miInterstateI-804.5 miUS highwayUS 5023 miAmtrakAuburn, CA ARN6.2 miCoachAuburn AmtrakAmtrak Chartered Vehicle6.2 miTransit3 stops within a mileNevada County ConnectsSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 95602 ZIP area.
