Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 0 min5:42 am – 8:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 21 min7:28 am – 4:48 pm
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People290 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 35.254 householdsMedian household income $51,346Median home value $177,10080% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $525 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages0% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher77% finished high school, 0% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 84%, Spanish 11%, Vietnamese 4%8% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 96°F, lows 61°FColdest month December: highs 56°F, lows 33°F21 in of rain a year, on about 40 dayswettest month JanuarySnow is rare97 days above 90°F, 57 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Stony Gorge Rsvr station, 19 mi away
Nearby landmarksWilliams Buttepeak · under a mileCrowfoot Pointcape · 2.2 miDigger Pine Hillpeak · 1.4 miSulphur Springsspring · 4.8 miDead Rabbit Lakelake · 4.5 miPony Springspring · 3.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMendocino National Forestnational forest · within reach · 929,122 acresSacramento River National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 27.5 mi · 10,342 acresMendocino Othernational forest · 30.9 miPlant Introduction Station Othernational forest · 43.9 mi · 204 acresLassen Othernational forest · 47.6 mi · 55 acresLassen National Forestnational forest · 56.2 mi · 14,889 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes390 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197036 of magnitude 4+, 2 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.6 on 24 Jun 202648 mi away, near Redwood Valley, CAMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 8 Aug 202647 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateTehama County, CA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Relatively HighWildfire Relatively HighLandslide Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality78% of days had good air in 2025284 of 365 days measured80 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 38, worst day 108main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Tehama County monitors, CA
Internet at home70% of households have a broadband subscription9% have cable, fibre or DSL7% rely on a mobile data plan alone26% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterPaskenta Comm. Services Dist.serves 237 people from surface water20 health-based violations since 2021latest Mar 2026: surface water treatment, treatment techniqueSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,137 ft347 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesPost officePaskenta Post Office2.8 miFire stationCAL FIRE - Tehama County Fire Department - Paskenta Station2.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRedding Municipal Airport RDD47 miMajor airportSacramento International Airport SMF97 miInterstateI-521 miAmtrakOrland, CA OLD22 miCoachOldAmtrak Chartered Vehicle22 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 96074 ZIP area.
