Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 56 min5:36 am – 8:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 24 min7:18 am – 4:42 pm
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People61 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 50.730 householdsMedian household income $163,625Median home value $365,200100% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $4,450 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 82°F, lows 48°FColdest month December: highs 43°F, lows 25°F62 in of rain a year, on about 69 dayswettest month December445 in of snow a year, on about 67 days4 days above 90°F, 170 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Lake Spaulding station, 3 mi away; rain from Blue Canyon Ap; snow from Soda Springs 1.5 Ssw
Nearby landmarksTwin Lakeslake · 1.5 miNORTH FORKcampground · under a mileONION VALLEYcampground · 1.1 miCrystal Lakelake · 4.7 miBlack Mountainpeak · 2.0 miOnion Valley Spring Twospring · 1.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsTahoe National Forestnational forest · within reach · 862,739 acresCisco Grove Gould Parkpark · 5.9 miDonner Memorial State Parkstate park · 18.3 mi · 3,162 acresAuburn State Recreation Areastate recreation area · 19.0 miSouth Yuba River State Parkstate park · 21.2 mi · 3,678 acresEldorado National Forestnational forest · 21.7 mi · 614,604 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes541 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197054 of magnitude 4+, 6 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.7 on 1 Aug 197549 mi away, The 1975 Oroville, CaliforniaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 27 Jun 202634 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 home100% of households have a broadband subscription10% have cable, fibre or DSL13% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterEmigrant Gap Mutual Water Co.serves 125 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation5,211 ft1,588 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalDignity Health Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital21.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTruckee Tahoe Airport TKF27 miMajor airportReno Tahoe International Airport RNO49 miInterstateI-802.1 miUS highwayUS 5036 miAmtrakColfax, CA COX21 miCoachColfax Standlock Bottle ShopGreyhound21 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 95715 ZIP area.
