Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 12 min5:39 am – 8:51 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 9 min7:37 am – 4:46 pm
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People583 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 57.4279 householdsMedian household income $41,813Median home value $169,700Median rent $811 a month64% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $878 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting21.6% unemployment rate47% of adults are in the labour force, 181 employedMain industries: public administration 24%, education and health care 14%, retail 13%Average commute 12 minutes56% drive alone, 20% car-pool, 19% walk or cycle, 4% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages19% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher90% finished high school, 7% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 88%, Spanish 5%, other languages 4%3% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 92°F, lows 57°FColdest month December: highs 48°F, lows 37°F52 in of rain a year, on about 78 dayswettest month December3 in of snow a year, on about 2 days65 days above 90°F, 25 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Orleans station, 26 mi away
Parks and public landsKlamath National Forestnational forest · 4.5 mi · 188,442 acresChina Point Ecological Reservestate conservation land · 8.5 mi · 209 acresGale Zinc Memorial Parkpark · 8.6 miSix Rivers National Forestnational forest · 15.4 mi · 977,951 acresRogue River National Forestnational forest · 18.9 mi · 51,948 acresSiskiyou National Forestnational forest · 19.4 mi · 31,543 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes79 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197010 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.6 on 13 Feb 201242 mi away, near Willow Creek, CaliforniaMost recent: magnitude 4.3 on 23 Jan 202444 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateSiskiyou County, CA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Relatively HighWildfire Relatively HighVolcanic activity Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality78% of days had good air in 2025284 of 363 days measured75 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 2 unhealthy daysMedian index 37, worst day 166main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Siskiyou County monitors, CA
Internet at home88% of households have a broadband subscription70% have cable, fibre or DSL15% rely on a mobile data plan alone11% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterHappy Camp C.s.d.serves 1,100 people from surface 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
Elevation3,830 ft1,167 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesPost officeHappy Camp Post Office9.0 miPoliceSiskiyou County Sheriff's Office Happy Camp8.7 miFire stationHappy Camp Fire Protection and Ambulance District8.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportJack Mc Namara Field Airport CEC45 miInterstateI-538 miUS highwayUS 19926 miAmtrakDunsmuir, CA DUN65 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 96039 ZIP area.
