Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 56 min5:37 am – 8:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 25 min7:19 am – 4:44 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 92°F, lows 63°FColdest month December: highs 54°F, lows 36°F46 in of rain a year, on about 57 dayswettest month December7 in of snow a year, on about 4 days66 days above 90°F, 37 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Colfax station, 5 mi away
Nearby landmarksGoat Rockpeak · 2.5 miCape Horncape · 3.5 miSonntag Hillpeak · 1.3 miRollins Reservoirreservoir · 1.5 miCA State Parks Trailheadtrailhead · 5.0 miMineral Barcampground · 5.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsAuburn State Recreation Areastate recreation area · 4.7 miEmpire Mine State Historic Parkstate historic site · 4.8 mi · 313 acresBear River Fishing Accessstate recreation area · 6.0 mi · 259 acresPioneer Parkpark · 6.8 miCondon Parkpark · 6.9 mi · 83 acresSouth Yuba River State Parkstate park · 10.0 mi · 3,678 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes414 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197036 of magnitude 4+, 5 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.7 on 1 Aug 197536 mi away, The 1975 Oroville, CaliforniaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 27 Jun 202643 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
Elevation2,281 ft695 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalDignity Health Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital6.3 miPost officeChicago Park Post Office1.5 miTown hallColfax City Hall4.7 miPolicePlacer County Sheriff's Office - Colfax Substation4.6 miFire stationPeardale - Chicago Park Fire Protection District1.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 otherSchoolChicago Park School1.8 miCollegeSierra College - Nevada County Campus6.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTruckee Tahoe Airport TKF45 miMajor airportSacramento International Airport SMF47 miInterstateI-802.6 miUS highwayUS 5031 miAmtrakColfax, CA COX4.7 miCoachColfax Amtrak StationAmtrak Chartered Vehicle4.7 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 95712 ZIP area.
