Local servicesHospitalModoc Medical Center16.2 miPost officeLikely Post Office3.6 miFire stationWest Valley Fire Station2.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRedding Municipal Airport RDD110 miMajor airportReno Tahoe International Airport RNO127 miUS highwayUS 3953.4 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 96116 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 96116 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 9 min5:28 am – 8:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 12 min7:24 am – 4:35 pm
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People0 residentsin the ZIP code area0 householdsSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 47°FColdest month December: highs 42°F, lows 20°F19 in of rain a year, on about 55 dayswettest month May82 in of snow a year, on about 32 days15 days above 90°F, 195 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Jess Valley station, 8 mi away
Nearby landmarksNelson Springsspring · under a mileFlournoy Reservoirreservoir · 1.5 miMud Lakelake · 4.0 miWarm Springspring · 4.0 miWest Valley Reservoirreservoir · 4.5 miMill Creeklake · 8.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsModoc National Forestnational forest · 1.8 mi · 1,678,612 acresFitzhugh Creek Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 7.2 mi · 2,188 acresPine Creek Reservoir Public Accessstate recreation area · 11.4 miModoc National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 12.6 mi · 7,097 acresPine Creek Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 10.9 mi · 2,028 acresModoc Othernational forest · 48.2 mi · 96 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes27 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Nov 197618 mi away, near Likely, CaliforniaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 10 Feb 201225 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowModoc County, CA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality50% of days had good air in 2025183 of 365 days measured180 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 50, worst day 112main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Washoe County, NV, 55 mi away
Drinking waterCity of Alturasserves 2,715 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 in the county
Elevation4,903 ft1,494 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
