Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 58 min5:43 am – 8:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 22 min7:27 am – 4:49 pm
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People325 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 56.7167 householdsMedian household income $40,568Median home value $423,500Median rent $1,125 a month50% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.8% unemployment rate42% of adults are in the labour force, 123 employedMain industries: education and health care 43%, farming, forestry and mining 21%, retail 11%Average commute 38 minutes79% drive alone, 21% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages26% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher84% finished high school, 4% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 88%, Spanish 7%, Korean 5%10% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 96°F, lows 61°FColdest month December: highs 56°F, lows 33°F21 in of rain a year, on about 40 dayswettest month JanuarySnow is rare97 days above 90°F, 57 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Stony Gorge Rsvr station, 5 mi away
Parks and public landsMendocino National Forestnational forest · within reach · 929,122 acresMendocino Othernational forest · 21.1 miSacramento National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 23.7 mi · 10,947 acresSteve Thompson North Central Valley Wildlife Management Areanational conservation area · 34.3 mi · 2,771 acresNorth Central Valley Wildlife Management Areanational conservation area · 34.3 mi · 2,771 acresPlant Introduction Station Othernational forest · 45.0 mi · 204 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes493 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197044 of magnitude 4+, 2 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.6 on 24 Jun 202636 mi away, near Redwood Valley, CAMost recent: magnitude 4.4 on 11 Jul 202640 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowGlenn County, CA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality80% of days had good air in 2025292 of 365 days measured73 moderate daysMedian index 40, worst day 94main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Glenn County monitors, CA
Internet at home79% of households have a broadband subscription25% have cable, fibre or DSL34% rely on a mobile data plan alone20% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterElk Creek Community S.d.serves 212 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,325 ft404 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesPost officeElk Creek Post Office4.9 miFire stationElk Creek Fire Station4.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRedding Municipal Airport RDD68 miMajor airportSacramento International Airport SMF81 miInterstateI-521 miUS highwayUS 10139 miAmtrakOrland, CA OLD25 miCoachOldAmtrak Chartered Vehicle25 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 95939 ZIP area.
