Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 59 min5:39 am – 8:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 21 min7:24 am – 4:46 pm
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People0 residentsin the ZIP code area0 householdsSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 95°F, lows 61°FColdest month January: highs 56°F, lows 36°F27 in of rain a yearwettest month FebruarySnow is rare99 days above 90°F, 40 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Chico Univ Farm station, 3 mi away; snow from Paradise
Nearby landmarksCalifornia State University - Chicocollege · under a mileHorseshoe Lakelake · 4.8 miCA State Parks Trailheadtrailhead · 5.0 miColyear Springsspring · 4.1 miRock Creeklake · 7.4 miCapay Unit Trailtrailhead · 5.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBidwell Mansion State Historic Parkstate historic site · under a milePlant Introduction Station Othernational forest · 3.5 mi · 204 acres20th Street Parkpark · 1.8 miVerbena Fieldsrecreation area · 2.5 miBidwell-Sacramento River State Parkstate park · 5.0 mi · 174 acresButte Creek Canyon Ecological Reservestate conservation land · 5.0 mi · 281 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes456 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197031 of magnitude 4+, 3 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.7 on 1 Aug 197526 mi away, The 1975 Oroville, CaliforniaMost recent: magnitude 3.9 on 3 Jul 202645 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
Drinking waterDel Oro Water Co.-paradise Pinesserves 10,940 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation192 ft59 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalEnloe Medical Center1.1 miPost officeMidtown Chico Post Officeunder a mileTown hallChico Municipal Centerunder a milePoliceCalifornia State University - Chico University Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationChico Fire Department Station 1under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi10 schools6 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 2 otherElementaryRosedale Elementary Schoolunder a mileSchoolNotre Dame Schoolunder a mileHighChico High Schoolunder a mileCollegeCalifornia State University - Chicounder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRedding Municipal Airport RDD59 miMajor airportSacramento International Airport SMF73 miInterstateI-519 miAmtrakChico, CA CICunder a mileCoachChico Bus StationGreyhoundunder a mileTransit76 stops within a mileB-Line, Glenn Transit ServicesSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 95929 ZIP area.
