Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 55 min5:38 am – 8:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 26 min7:19 am – 4:45 pm
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People4,092 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 60.11,712 householdsMedian household income $125,625Median home value $697,800Median rent $1,855 a month91% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,988 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting1.8% unemployment rate51% of adults are in the labour force, 1,790 employedMain industries: education and health care 26%, professional and business services 18%, public administration 10%Average commute 28 minutes76% drive alone, 2% car-pool, 22% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages46% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher98% finished high school, 21% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 92%, Spanish 4%, Korean 2%, Russian or other Slavic 1%3% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 92°F, lows 63°FColdest month December: highs 54°F, lows 36°F46 in of rain a year, on about 57 dayswettest month December7 in of snow a year, on about 4 days66 days above 90°F, 37 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Colfax station, 7 mi away
Nearby landmarksLake of the Pineslake · 2.4 miLake Combielake · under a mileSugar Pine Mountainpeak · 2.1 miFattebort Hillpeak · 2.4 miHalsey Forebayreservoir · 2.6 miPerkins Springspring · 2.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCombie Reservoirrecreation area · under a mile · 381 acresMeadow Vista Parkpark · 1.2 miPlacer Nature Centerstate conservation land · 2.3 miAuburn State Recreation Areastate recreation area · 4.3 mi · 669 acresBear River Fishing Accessstate recreation area · 5.0 mi · 259 acresEmpire Mine State Historic Parkstate historic site · 12.8 mi · 514 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes326 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197027 of magnitude 4+, 4 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.7 on 1 Aug 197540 mi away, The 1975 Oroville, CaliforniaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 17 Mar 202650 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModeratePlacer County, CA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsAvalanche Very HighWildfire Relatively HighRiver flooding Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality46% of days had good air in 2025167 of 365 days measured196 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 52, worst day 143main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Placer County monitors, CA
Internet at home95% of households have a broadband subscription85% have cable, fibre or DSL4% rely on a mobile data plan alone3% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterMeadow Vista CWDserves 4,183 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,773 ft540 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSutter Auburn Faith Hospital5.7 miPost officeMeadow Vista Post Office1.0 miTown hallColfax City Hall7.6 miPolicePlacer County Sheriff's Office6.3 miFire stationPlacer County Fire Protection District Station 84under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSacramento International Airport SMF37 miInterstateI-802.2 miUS highwayUS 5023 miAmtrakColfax, CA COX7.6 miCoachColfax Standlock Bottle ShopGreyhound7.6 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 95722 ZIP area.
