Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 13 min5:33 am – 8:45 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 9 min7:31 am – 4:40 pm
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People661 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 39.3223 householdsMedian household income $47,266Median home value $143,10066% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $735 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting23.1% unemployment rate48% of adults are in the labour force, 206 employedMain industries: farming, forestry and mining 42%, education and health care 19%, retail 12%Average commute 16 minutes52% drive alone, 36% car-pool, 12% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages13% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher70% finished high school, 2% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 61%, Spanish 35%, other Asian or Pacific languages 3%26% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 53°FColdest month December: highs 41°F, lows 22°F14 in of rain a year, on about 37 dayswettest month February43 in of snow a year, on about 31 days24 days above 90°F, 164 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Lava Beds Nat Mon station, 21 mi away
Parks and public landsButte Valley National Grasslandnational grassland · 9.4 mi · 19,489 acresButte Valley Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 10.2 mi · 13,325 acresKlamath Othernational forest · 13.8 mi · 690 acresLower Klamath National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 14.0 mi · 44,319 acresLava Beds National Monumentnational monument · 15.4 mi · 46,872 acresGrass Lake Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 14.1 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes170 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197026 of magnitude 4+, 3 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 6.0 on 21 Sep 199344 mi away, near Klamath Falls, OregonMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 26 Jan 201248 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 home66% of households have a broadband subscription52% have cable, fibre or DSL9% rely on a mobile data plan alone24% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterTennant C.s.d.serves 75 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
Elevation5,016 ft1,529 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesPost officeMacdoel Post Office8.6 miFire stationCalifornia Department of Forestry and Fire Protection District8.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRogue Valley International-Medford Airport MFR67 miInterstateI-532 miUS highwayUS 977.1 miAmtrakDunsmuir, CA DUN40 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 96058 ZIP area.