Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 57 min5:37 am – 8:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 23 min7:20 am – 4:43 pm
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People540 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 42.5272 householdsMedian household income $52,917Median home value $460,400Median rent $1,014 a month58% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $4,063 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting14.9% unemployment rate58% of adults are in the labour force, 206 employedMain industries: information 26%, construction 22%, other services 20%Average commute 26 minutes58% drive alone, 4% car-pool, 37% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages15% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher99% finished high school, 0% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%, Spanish 1%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 85°F, lows 51°FColdest month December: highs 50°F, lows 30°F83 in of rain a year, on about 70 dayswettest month December82 in of snow a year, on about 21 days15 days above 90°F, 104 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Strawberry Valley station, 10 mi away
Nearby landmarksCape Hornpeak · 3.0 miJarrett Springspring · under a mileAlaska Peakpeak · under a mileREBEL RIDGEtrailhead · 3.5 miEmory Islandisland · 3.6 miStony Pointcape · 7.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsTahoe National Forestnational forest · 6.6 mi · 281 acresMalakoff Diggins State Historic Parkstate historic site · 6.0 mi · 3,165 acresNew Bullards Bar Reservoirrecreation area · 5.0 mi · 3,823 acresSouth Yuba River State Parkstate park · 8.1 mi · 3,678 acresPlumas National Forestnational forest · 11.5 mi · 1,191,628 acresPlumas-Eureka State Parkstate park · 26.0 mi · 3,975 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes482 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197041 of magnitude 4+, 5 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.7 on 1 Aug 197528 mi away, The 1975 Oroville, CaliforniaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 27 Jun 202627 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateNevada County, CA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWildfire Relatively HighAvalanche Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality80% of days had good air in 2025289 of 362 days measured72 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 42, worst day 108main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Nevada County monitors, CA
Internet at home85% of households have a broadband subscription19% have cable, fibre or DSL26% rely on a mobile data plan alone15% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterShady Lake Water Associationserves 90 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation3,349 ft1,021 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalDignity Health Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital14.9 miPost officeCamptonville Post Office1.9 miFire stationPliocene Ridge Community Services District Pike City Firehouse1.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryCamptonville Elementary School1.9 miCollegeSierra College - Nevada County Campus14.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTruckee Tahoe Airport TKF48 miMajor airportSacramento International Airport SMF60 miInterstateI-8020 miAmtrakColfax, CA COX24 miCoachColfax Amtrak StationAmtrak Chartered Vehicle24 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 95960 ZIP area.
