Local servicesHospitalOrchard Hospital6.2 miPost officeBiggs Post Office3.3 miTown hallBiggs City Hall3.2 miPoliceGridley Police Department6.0 miFire stationButte County Fire Department Station 733.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSacramento International Airport SMF52 miInterstateI-523 miAmtrakChico, CA CIC20 miCoachOroville Amtrak Bus StopAmtrak Chartered Vehicle12 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 95917 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 57 min5:40 am – 8:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 23 min7:23 am – 4:46 pm
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People3,752 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 32.21,199 householdsMedian household income $90,563Median home value $362,800Median rent $898 a month71% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,503 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting12.0% unemployment rate57% of adults are in the labour force, 1,434 employedMain industries: education and health care 22%, farming, forestry and mining 19%, professional and business services 11%Average commute 26 minutes78% drive alone, 8% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 10% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages14% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher89% finished high school, 5% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 74%, Spanish 17%, other Asian or Pacific languages 7%, other Indo-European languages 2%9% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 96°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 55°F, lows 40°F26 in of rain a year, on about 43 dayswettest month JanuarySnow is rare93 days above 90°F, 11 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Oroville Muni Ap station, 9 mi away; snow from Colusa 2 Ssw
Nearby landmarksThermalito Afterbayreservoir · 5.1 miHamilton Sloughlake · 6.2 miOak Leaf Islandisland · 6.6 miHoodoo Islandisland · 7.3 miCA State Parks Trailheadtrailhead · 9.3 miThermalito Forebayreservoir · 9.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsUpper Butte Basin Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 4.2 mi · 10,031 acresOroville Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 4.3 mi · 5,559 acresGray Lodge Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 6.0 mi · 9,131 acresManuel Vierra Parkpark · 6.4 miClay Pit State Vehicular Recreation Areastate recreation area · 8.0 mi · 220 acresNorth Central Valley Wildlife Management Areanational conservation area · 10.0 mi · 2,771 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes373 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197026 of magnitude 4+, 3 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.7 on 1 Aug 197512 mi away, The 1975 Oroville, CaliforniaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 17 Mar 202615 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateButte County, CA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Very HighWildfire Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality65% of days had good air in 2025238 of 365 days measured127 moderate daysMedian index 46, worst day 96main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Butte County monitors, CA
Internet at home95% of households have a broadband subscription57% have cable, fibre or DSL19% rely on a mobile data plan alone3% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Biggsserves 2,060 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique2 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation87 ft27 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
