Parks and public landsDurham Recreation and Park District 2recreation area · 5.6 miUpper Butte Basin Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 7.0 mi · 10,031 acresOroville Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 7.5 mi · 5,559 acresPlant Introduction Station Othernational forest · 9.7 mi · 204 acresLake Oroville State Recreation Areastate recreation area · 9.7 mi · 1,176 acresChico Eastside Little League Parkpark · 9.0 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes410 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197026 of magnitude 4+, 3 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.7 on 1 Aug 197516 mi away, The 1975 Oroville, CaliforniaMost recent: magnitude 3.9 on 3 Jul 202650 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateButte County, CA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Very HighWildfire Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality65% of days had good air in 2025238 of 365 days measured127 moderate daysMedian index 46, worst day 96main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Butte County monitors, CA
Drinking waterCal-water Service Co.-chicoserves 114,925 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation116 ft35 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalEnloe Medical Center12.6 miPost officeRichvale Post Office5.4 miFire stationButte County Fire Department Station 715.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSacramento International Airport SMF61 miInterstateI-522 miAmtrakChico, CA CIC11 miCoachChico AmtrakAmtrak Chartered Vehicle11 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 95958 ZIP area.
