Local servicesHospitalDignity Health Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital11.8 miPost officeColfax Post Office1.7 miTown hallColfax City Hall1.7 miPolicePlacer County Sheriff's Office - Colfax Substation1.8 miFire stationPlacer County Fire Department 30 Colfax Station1.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeSierra College - Nevada County Campus12.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSacramento International Airport SMF44 miInterstateI-801.2 miUS highwayUS 5025 miAmtrakColfax, CA COX1.7 miCoachColfax Standlock Bottle ShopGreyhound1.3 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 95713 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 95713 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 55 min5:38 am – 8:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 25 min7:19 am – 4:44 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People10,471 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 45.13,895 householdsMedian household income $91,329Median home value $480,200Median rent $1,520 a month80% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,066 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting5.9% unemployment rate60% of adults are in the labour force, 4,812 employedMain industries: education and health care 23%, retail 15%, construction 11%Average commute 34 minutes75% drive alone, 6% car-pool, 3% walk or cycle, 15% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages28% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher93% finished high school, 9% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 93%, Spanish 4%, other Indo-European languages 3%3% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
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, 1 mi away
Nearby landmarksCape Horncape · 2.8 miCA State Parks Trailheadtrailhead · 1.3 miMineral Barcampground · 1.4 miSwan Lake Juniorlake · 2.7 miKings Hill Pointpeak · 2.9 miRace Track Hillpeak · 2.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsAuburn State Recreation Areastate recreation area · 1.4 miBear River Fishing Accessstate recreation area · 2.9 mi · 259 acresTodd Valley Pond Parkpark · 6.2 mi · 68 acresCombie Reservoirrecreation area · 6.8 mi · 381 acresEmpire Mine State Historic Parkstate historic site · 9.9 mi · 514 acresPlacer Nature Centerstate conservation land · 9.6 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes403 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197034 of magnitude 4+, 4 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.7 on 1 Aug 197541 mi away, The 1975 Oroville, CaliforniaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 27 Jun 202648 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModeratePlacer County, CA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsAvalanche Very HighWildfire Relatively HighRiver flooding Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality46% of days had good air in 2025167 of 365 days measured196 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 52, worst day 143main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Placer County monitors, CA
Internet at home87% of households have a broadband subscription53% have cable, fibre or DSL18% rely on a mobile data plan alone10% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterAlpine Meadows Property Owners Assoserves 250 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation2,439 ft743 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
