Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 14 min5:32 am – 8:46 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 8 min7:32 am – 4:39 pm
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People1,178 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 40.7498 householdsMedian household income $47,237Median home value $171,800Median rent $734 a month60% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,127 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting10.1% unemployment rate46% of adults are in the labour force, 375 employedMain industries: farming, forestry and mining 36%, education and health care 22%, professional and business services 17%Average commute 19 minutes73% drive alone, 3% car-pool, 3% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle, 16% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages17% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher75% finished high school, 5% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 68%, Spanish 30%15% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 49°FColdest month December: highs 40°F, lows 21°F19 in of rain a year, on about 53 dayswettest month December52 in of snow a year, on about 25 days34 days above 90°F, 189 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Keno station, 13 mi away
Parks and public landsButte Valley National Grasslandnational grassland · within reach · 19,489 acresButte Valley Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 3.6 mi · 13,325 acresMud Lake Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 5.2 miBear Valley National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 9.4 mi · 4,220 acresLower Klamath National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 10.7 mi · 7,385 acresKlamath Othernational forest · 12.3 mi · 690 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes145 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197020 of magnitude 4+, 3 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 6.0 on 21 Sep 199331 mi away, near Klamath Falls, OregonMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 30 Apr 202046 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateSiskiyou County, CA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Relatively HighWildfire Relatively HighVolcanic activity Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality78% of days had good air in 2025284 of 363 days measured75 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 2 unhealthy daysMedian index 37, worst day 166main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Siskiyou County monitors, CA
Internet at home80% of households have a broadband subscription57% have cable, fibre or DSL16% rely on a mobile data plan alone10% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Dorrisserves 887 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique1 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation4,242 ft1,293 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesPost officeDorris Post Office4.8 miTown hallDorris City Hall4.8 miPoliceSiskiyou County Sheriff's Office - Dorris4.8 miFire stationPleasant Valley Fire Company4.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRogue Valley International-Medford Airport MFR56 miInterstateI-530 miUS highwayUS 974.4 miAmtrakDunsmuir, CA DUN51 miCoachAltamont Transit StationPacific Crest Bus Lines24 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 96023 ZIP area.
