Local servicesHospitalMayers Memorial Hospital2.1 miPost officeFall River Mills Post Office1.2 miFire stationFall River Mills Fire Protection District1.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryFall River Elementary Schoolunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRedding Municipal Airport RDD56 miMajor airportReno Tahoe International Airport RNO137 miAmtrakDunsmuir, CA DUN45 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 96028 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 96028 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 8 min5:33 am – 8:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 13 min7:27 am – 4:40 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People1,526 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 56.1599 householdsMedian household income $76,295Median home value $392,000Median rent $984 a month72% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,541 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting9.8% unemployment rate41% of adults are in the labour force, 461 employedMain industries: farming, forestry and mining 21%, education and health care 18%, hospitality, food and recreation 17%Average commute 23 minutes63% drive alone, 15% car-pool, 3% walk or cycle, 19% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages19% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher93% finished high school, 1% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 90%, Spanish 10%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 47°FColdest month December: highs 46°F, lows 22°F19 in of rain a year, on about 50 dayswettest month December11 in of snow a year, on about 4 days61 days above 90°F, 179 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Hat Creek station, 7 mi away
Nearby landmarksFall River Lakelake · under a mileFall Riverriver · 1.1 miHaney Mountainpeak · 1.3 miPit River Fallswaterfall · 1.7 miSaddle Mountainpeak · 2.2 miKnoch Reservoirreservoir · 3.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsTrinity National Forestnational forest · 1.1 miShasta National Forestnational forest · 3.7 mi · 101,179 acresCinder Flats Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 4.3 mi · 728 acresAhjumawi Lava Springs State Parkstate park · 6.4 mi · 6,507 acresMcArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Parkstate park · 9.5 miLassen National Forestnational forest · 13.4 mi · 1,053,462 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes191 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197021 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 8 Sep 20237 mi away, near Burney, CAMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 26 May 202623 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateShasta County, CA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWildfire Relatively HighRiver flooding Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality76% of days had good air in 2025276 of 365 days measured88 moderate, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 44, worst day 154main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Shasta County monitors, CA
Internet at home90% of households have a broadband subscription40% have cable, fibre or DSL21% rely on a mobile data plan alone8% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterFall River Valley CSDserves 1,535 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation3,331 ft1,015 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
