Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 13 min5:30 am – 8:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 8 min7:29 am – 4:38 pm
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People2,346 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 39.0812 householdsMedian household income $49,674Median home value $200,000Median rent $833 a month75% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,364 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting9.8% unemployment rate56% of adults are in the labour force, 922 employedMain industries: farming, forestry and mining 25%, education and health care 18%, professional and business services 16%Average commute 28 minutes77% drive alone, 7% car-pool, 11% walk or cycle, 5% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages16% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher78% finished high school, 2% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 68%, Spanish 32%13% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 47°FColdest month December: highs 41°F, lows 20°F11 in of rain a year, on about 34 dayswettest month December23 in of snow a year, on about 17 days20 days above 90°F, 182 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Tulelake station, 9 mi away
Parks and public landsTule Lake National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · within reach · 37,698 acresLava Beds National Monumentnational monument · 1.6 mi · 46,872 acresTule Lake National Monumentnational monument · 5.0 miModoc National Forestnational forest · 6.2 mi · 1,678,612 acresLower Klamath National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 11.3 mi · 44,322 acresClear Lake National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 11.8 mi · 9,158 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes143 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197022 of magnitude 4+, 3 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 6.0 on 21 Sep 199348 mi away, near Klamath Falls, OregonMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 10 Mar 202633 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateSiskiyou County, CA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Relatively HighWildfire Relatively HighVolcanic activity Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality78% of days had good air in 2025284 of 363 days measured75 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 2 unhealthy daysMedian index 37, worst day 166main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Siskiyou County monitors, CA
Internet at home89% of households have a broadband subscription62% have cable, fibre or DSL21% rely on a mobile data plan alone8% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Tulelakeserves 856 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique2 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation4,042 ft1,232 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesPost officeTulelake Post Office8.5 miTown hallTulelake City Hall8.4 miPoliceTulelake Police Department8.5 miFire stationTulelake Volunteer Fire Department8.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRogue Valley International-Medford Airport MFR82 miUS highwayUS 9726 miAmtrakDunsmuir, CA DUN61 miCoachAltamont Transit StationPacific Crest Bus Lines30 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 96134 ZIP area.
