Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 58 min5:37 am – 8:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 23 min7:21 am – 4:44 pm
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People69 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 61.135 households63% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 85°F, lows 51°FColdest month December: highs 50°F, lows 30°F83 in of rain a year, on about 70 dayswettest month December82 in of snow a year, on about 21 days15 days above 90°F, 104 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Strawberry Valley station, 7 mi away
Nearby landmarksStony Pointcape · 2.2 miMount Hopepeak · 3.0 miChallenge Visitor Centervisitor center · 1.6 miPike County Peakpeak · under a mileMadrone Cove Campgroundcampground · 1.8 miLong Pointcape · 1.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsTahoe National Forestnational forest · 3.3 mi · 281 acresNew Bullards Bar Reservoirrecreation area · 2.6 mi · 3,823 acresSouth Yuba River State Parkstate park · 12.5 mi · 3,678 acresPlumas National Forestnational forest · 13.0 mi · 1,191,628 acresDaugherty Hill Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 11.3 mi · 3,532 acresLake Oroville State Recreation Areastate recreation area · 13.8 mi · 72 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes517 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197048 of magnitude 4+, 8 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.7 on 24 May 201349 mi away, near Canyondam, CaliforniaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 27 Jun 202631 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowYuba County, CA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought 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, nearest monitors: Butte County, CA, 25 mi away
Internet at home74% of households have a broadband subscription0% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone26% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterLinda County Water Districtserves 21,654 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation2,697 ft822 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalOroville Hospital18.6 miPost officeChallenge Post Office1.5 miFire stationButte County Fire Department Station 533.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTruckee Tahoe Airport TKF57 miMajor airportSacramento International Airport SMF59 miInterstateI-8028 miAmtrakColfax, CA COX30 miCoachOroville Amtrak Bus StopAmtrak Chartered Vehicle20 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 95925 ZIP area.
