Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 58 min5:40 am – 8:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 23 min7:23 am – 4:46 pm
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People98 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 76.162 households100% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,654 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 96°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 55°F, lows 40°F26 in of rain a year, on about 43 dayswettest month JanuarySnow is rare93 days above 90°F, 11 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Oroville Muni Ap station, 7 mi away; snow from Paradise
Nearby landmarksThermalito Afterbayreservoir · 4.2 miCA State Parks Trailheadtrailhead · 7.3 miHamilton Sloughlake · 6.5 miThermalito Forebayreservoir · 7.4 miSugarloaf Peakpeak · 7.8 miOak Leaf Islandisland · 8.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsOroville Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 3.3 mi · 5,559 acresUpper Butte Basin Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 5.4 mi · 10,031 acresClay Pit State Vehicular Recreation Areastate recreation area · 7.1 mi · 220 acresLake Oroville State Recreation Areastate recreation area · 7.4 mi · 1,176 acresNorth Central Valley Wildlife Management Areanational conservation area · 11.5 mi · 2,771 acresSteve Thompson North Central Valley Wildlife Management Areanational conservation area · 11.5 mi · 2,771 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes391 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197026 of magnitude 4+, 3 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.7 on 1 Aug 197512 mi away, The 1975 Oroville, CaliforniaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 17 Mar 202619 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
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription63% have cable, fibre or DSL37% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
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
Elevation104 ft32 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalOrchard Hospital9.6 miPost officeRichvale Post Officeunder a mileTown hallBiggs City Hall6.2 miPoliceGridley Police Department9.6 miFire stationButte County Fire Department Station 71under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryRichvale Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeButte College12.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSacramento International Airport SMF56 miInterstateI-524 miAmtrakChico, CA CIC16 miCoachOroville Amtrak Bus StopAmtrak Chartered Vehicle9.9 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 95974 ZIP area.
