Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 0 min5:37 am – 8:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 20 min7:24 am – 4:44 pm
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People142 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 6.630 households100% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 58°FColdest month December: highs 51°F, lows 34°F66 in of rain a year, on about 69 dayswettest month DecemberSnow is rare65 days above 90°F, 63 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, De Sabla station, 5 mi away
Nearby landmarksWest China Pointpeak · 1.5 miEast China Pointpeak · 1.7 miBreedlove Reservoirreservoir · 1.0 miForks of Butte Creekcampground · 4.4 miParadise Lakelake · 4.4 miLittle West Fork West Branch Feather Riverriver · 4.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsLassen National Forestnational forest · 4.4 mi · 14,889 acresLassen Othernational forest · 8.9 mi · 55 acresMoore Road Parkpark · 8.9 miCoon Hollow Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 11.0 mi · 721 acresButte Creek House Ecological Reservestate conservation land · 13.4 mi · 326 acresLake Oroville State Recreation Areastate recreation area · 16.1 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes550 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197045 of magnitude 4+, 7 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.7 on 24 May 201332 mi away, near Canyondam, CaliforniaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 27 Jun 202643 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 subscription0% have cable, fibre or DSL0% 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
Elevation3,576 ft1,090 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalEnloe Medical Center - Cohasset Campus20.0 miPost officeStirling City Post Officeunder a mileFire stationCal Fire Station 13 Stirling Cityunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRedding Municipal Airport RDD58 miMajor airportSacramento International Airport SMF84 miInterstateI-536 miAmtrakChico, CA CIC21 miCoachChico AmtrakAmtrak Chartered Vehicle21 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 95978 ZIP area.
