Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 58 min5:37 am – 8:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 22 min7:22 am – 4:44 pm
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ClimateWarmest month August: highs 85°F, lows 51°FColdest month December: highs 50°F, lows 30°F83 in of rain a year, on about 70 dayswettest month December82 in of snow a year, on about 21 days15 days above 90°F, 104 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Strawberry Valley station, 8 mi away
Parks and public landsLake Oroville State Recreation Areastate recreation area · 6.8 mi · 5,855 acresPlumas National Forestnational forest · 9.4 mi · 1,191,628 acresBerry Creek Community Parkpark · 7.1 miTahoe National Forestnational forest · 10.9 mi · 281 acresLassen National Forestnational forest · 17.2 mi · 14,889 acresSouth Yuba River State Parkstate park · 20.1 mi · 3,678 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes553 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197049 of magnitude 4+, 8 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.7 on 24 May 201343 mi away, near Canyondam, CaliforniaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 27 Jun 202630 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateButte County, CA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Very HighWildfire Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality65% of days had good air in 2025238 of 365 days measured127 moderate daysMedian index 46, worst day 96main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Butte County monitors, CA
Drinking waterCal-water Service Co.-chicoserves 114,925 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation2,967 ft904 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalOroville Hospital16.5 miPost officeForbestown Post Office4.8 miFire stationButte County Fire Station 51 Feather Fallsunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTruckee Tahoe Airport TKF62 miMajor airportSacramento International Airport SMF64 miInterstateI-8035 miAmtrakChico, CA CIC33 miCoachOroville Amtrak Bus StopAmtrak Chartered Vehicle18 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 95940 ZIP area.
