Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 0 min5:36 am – 8:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 20 min7:22 am – 4:42 pm
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People373 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 61.5186 householdsMedian household income $61,324Median home value $306,400Median rent $1,168 a month64% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,712 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages19% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher100% finished high school, 15% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%, Spanish 2%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 48°FColdest month December: highs 43°F, lows 25°F42 in of rain a year, on about 59 dayswettest month January28 in of snow a year, on about 11 days56 days above 90°F, 143 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Quincy station, 10 mi away
Parks and public landsPlumas National Forestnational forest · within reach · 1,191,628 acresGasner Parkpark · 9.5 miLassen National Forestnational forest · 17.4 mi · 14,889 acresPlumas-Eureka State Parkstate park · 22.0 mi · 3,975 acresLassen Othernational forest · 28.8 mi · 99 acresTahoe National Forestnational forest · 30.1 mi · 281 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes546 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197048 of magnitude 4+, 7 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.7 on 24 May 201322 mi away, near Canyondam, CaliforniaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 27 Jun 202622 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModeratePlumas County, CA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWildfire Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality53% of days had good air in 2025193 of 365 days measured162 moderate, 10 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 45, worst day 120main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Plumas County monitors, CA
Internet at home73% of households have a broadband subscription22% have cable, fibre or DSL32% rely on a mobile data plan alone17% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterLake Almanor Country Club Mwcserves 6,000 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
Elevation5,553 ft1,693 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalPlumas District Hospital9.0 miPost officeMeadow Valley Post Office4.7 miFire stationBucks Lake Fire Department3.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeFeather River College8.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTruckee Tahoe Airport TKF65 miMajor airportReno Tahoe International Airport RNO76 miAmtrakChico, CA CIC40 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 95956 ZIP area.
