Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 6 min5:44 am – 8:50 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 15 min7:36 am – 4:51 pm
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ClimateWarmest month August: highs 64°F, lows 53°FColdest month December: highs 55°F, lows 40°F40 in of rain a year, on about 76 dayswettest month DecemberSnow is rare0 days above 90°F, 8 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Eureka Wfo Woodley Island station, 13 mi away
Nearby landmarksBlue Lakelake · 3.6 miFickle Hillpeak · 4.2 miPine Buttepeak · 1.7 miLittle North Fork North Branch North Fork Elk Riverriver · 4.9 miNorth Branch North Fork Elk Riverriver · 5.9 miCity of Eureka Reservoir (historical)reservoir · 6.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsHeadwaters Forest Reservestate conservation land · 7.6 mi · 7,609 acresFay Slough Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 9.5 mi · 482 acresSix Rivers National Forestnational forest · 11.6 mi · 977,951 acresHumboldt Bay National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 12.2 mi · 3,700 acresOwl Creek Ecological Reservestate conservation land · 11.1 mi · 2,772 acresMad River Slough Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 12.3 mi · 563 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1,974 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970283 of magnitude 4+, 34 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 7.2 on 25 Apr 199231 mi away, The 1992 Petrolia, CaliforniaMost recent: magnitude 3.5 on 16 Sep 202643 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighHumboldt County, CA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLandslide Relatively HighEarthquake Relatively HighRiver flooding Relatively HighTsunami Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality78% of days had good air in 2025285 of 365 days measured80 moderate daysMedian index 38, worst day 87main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Humboldt County monitors, CA
Drinking waterHumboldt C.s.d.serves 19,807 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation2,257 ft688 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSaint Joseph Hospital General Hospital Campus11.1 miPost officeBayside Post Office9.9 miFire stationCalifornia Department of Forestry and Fire Protection Kneeland Helitack Base Station1.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryKneeland Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeDell'Arte International School of Physical Theatre10.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCalifornia Redwood Coast-Humboldt County Airport ACV19 miUS highwayUS 1019.9 miCoachArcataAmtrak Chartered Vehicle12 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 95534 ZIP area.
