Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 58 min5:38 am – 8:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 23 min7:21 am – 4:44 pm
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People106 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 42.532 households94% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages3% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher87% finished high school, 0% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
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, 9 mi away
Parks and public landsTahoe National Forestnational forest · 8.1 mi · 281 acresLake Oroville State Recreation Areastate recreation area · 8.9 mi · 72 acresNew Bullards Bar Reservoirrecreation area · 7.4 mi · 3,823 acresBerry Creek Community Parkpark · 9.1 miDaugherty Hill Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 11.5 mi · 887 acresPlumas National Forestnational forest · 13.8 mi · 1,191,628 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes532 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197048 of magnitude 4+, 8 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.7 on 24 May 201348 mi away, near Canyondam, CaliforniaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 27 Jun 202633 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
Internet at home6% of households have a broadband subscription0% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone94% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
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
Elevation2,812 ft857 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalOroville Hospital14.3 miPost officeForbestown Post Officeunder a mileFire stationCalifornia Department of Forestry and Fire Protection Robinson Mill Station2.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSacramento International Airport SMF59 miInterstateI-8032 miAmtrakColfax, CA COX34 miCoachOroville Amtrak Bus StopAmtrak Chartered Vehicle16 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 95941 ZIP area.
