Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 58 min5:35 am – 8:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 22 min7:20 am – 4:42 pm
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People144 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 64.351 households67% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages19% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher63% finished high school, 13% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 58%, Spanish 42%17% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 51°FColdest month December: highs 46°F, lows 29°F65 in of rain a year, on about 70 dayswettest month December26 in of snow a year, on about 9 days53 days above 90°F, 112 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Downieville station, 3 mi away
Parks and public landsTahoe National Forestnational forest · within reach · 862,739 acresPlumas National Forestnational forest · under a mile · 1,191,628 acresPlumas-Eureka State Parkstate park · 11.4 mi · 3,975 acresMiddle Fork Feather River Fishing Accessstate recreation area · 16.9 miSouth Yuba River State Parkstate park · 22.9 mi · 3,678 acresLassen National Forestnational forest · 38.2 mi · 14,889 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes647 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197062 of magnitude 4+, 10 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.7 on 24 May 201345 mi away, near Canyondam, CaliforniaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 27 Jun 202613 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowSierra County, CA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsWildfire Relatively ModerateLandslide Relatively ModerateSource: 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, nearest monitors: Nevada County, CA, 19 mi away
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription55% have cable, fibre or DSL24% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterDownieville Public U.d.serves 783 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique2 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation5,229 ft1,594 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalEastern Plumas Hospital22.7 miPost officeDownieville Post Office3.2 miFire stationDownieville Fire Protection District3.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTruckee Tahoe Airport TKF38 miMajor airportReno Tahoe International Airport RNO54 miInterstateI-8020 miAmtrakColfax, CA COX35 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 95936 ZIP area.
