Local servicesHospitalDignity Health Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital22.0 miFire stationAlta Volunteer Fire Protection District10.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTruckee Tahoe Airport TKF27 miMajor airportReno Tahoe International Airport RNO49 miInterstateI-802.8 miUS highwayUS 5035 miAmtrakColfax, CA COX20 miCoachColfax Standlock Bottle ShopGreyhound20 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 56 min5:36 am – 8:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 24 min7:18 am – 4:42 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 82°F, lows 48°FColdest month December: highs 43°F, lows 25°F62 in of rain a year, on about 69 dayswettest month December445 in of snow a year, on about 67 days4 days above 90°F, 170 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Lake Spaulding station, 4 mi away; rain from Blue Canyon Ap; snow from Soda Springs 1.5 Ssw
Nearby landmarksTwin Lakeslake · 1.8 miONION VALLEYcampground · under a mileNORTH FORKcampground · 1.1 miOnion Valley Spring Twospring · under a mileCrystal Lakelake · 5.1 miBlack Mountainpeak · 2.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsTahoe National Forestnational forest · within reach · 862,739 acresCisco Grove Gould Parkpark · 6.0 miDonner Memorial State Parkstate park · 18.2 mi · 3,162 acresAuburn State Recreation Areastate recreation area · 18.8 miEldorado National Forestnational forest · 21.0 mi · 614,604 acresSouth Yuba River State Parkstate park · 21.5 mi · 3,678 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes529 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197053 of magnitude 4+, 6 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.7 on 1 Aug 197550 mi away, The 1975 Oroville, CaliforniaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 27 Jun 202635 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateNevada County, CA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWildfire Relatively HighAvalanche Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality80% of days had good air in 2025289 of 362 days measured72 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 42, worst day 108main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Nevada County monitors, CA
Drinking waterTruckee-donner PUD, Mainserves 36,730 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation5,613 ft1,711 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
