Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 0 min5:38 am – 8:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 20 min7:24 am – 4:45 pm
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People2,089 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 44.0782 householdsMedian household income $116,400Median home value $448,00097% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,887 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting3.9% unemployment rate75% of adults are in the labour force, 1,192 employedMain industries: construction 43%, education and health care 27%, professional and business services 7%Average commute 28 minutes82% drive alone, 11% car-pool, 8% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages26% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher88% finished high school, 19% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 97%, Spanish 3%3% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 58°FColdest month December: highs 51°F, lows 34°F66 in of rain a year, on about 69 dayswettest month DecemberSnow is rare65 days above 90°F, 63 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, De Sabla station, 4 mi away
Nearby landmarksBear Lakelake · under a milePlatte Mountainpeak · 1.7 miForks of Butte Creektrailhead · 2.6 miDurbin Springspring · 1.9 miCape Hornpeak · 5.3 miLake De Sablalake · 4.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsLassen Othernational forest · 3.7 mi · 55 acresLassen National Forestnational forest · 9.4 mi · 14,889 acresMoore Road Parkpark · 9.7 miStone Ridge Ecological Reservestate conservation land · 11.0 mi · 767 acresPlant Introduction Station Othernational forest · 15.3 mi · 204 acresBidwell-Sacramento River State Parkstate park · 19.8 mi · 174 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes540 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197042 of magnitude 4+, 6 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.7 on 24 May 201337 mi away, near Canyondam, CaliforniaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 14 Jun 202635 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 home89% of households have a broadband subscription57% have cable, fibre or DSL3% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterForest Ranch Mutual Water Systemserves 119 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique1 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation2,551 ft778 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalEnloe Medical Center - Cohasset Campus14.8 miPost officeForest Ranch Post Office3.0 miFire stationCalifornia Department of Forestry and Fire Protection Forest Ranch Station1.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRedding Municipal Airport RDD53 miMajor airportSacramento International Airport SMF84 miInterstateI-529 miAmtrakChico, CA CIC16 miCoachChico AmtrakAmtrak 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 95942 ZIP area.
