Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 57 min5:36 am – 8:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 24 min7:19 am – 4:43 pm
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People115 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 61.651 householdsMedian home value $323,90069% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,630 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages15% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher100% finished high school, 15% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 78°F, lows 63°FColdest month December: highs 45°F, lows 34°F62 in of rain a year, on about 69 dayswettest month December26 in of snow a year, on about 9 days1 days above 90°F, 79 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Blue Canyon Ap station, 7 mi away; snow from Downieville
Parks and public landsTahoe National Forestnational forest · within reach · 862,739 acresMalakoff Diggins State Historic Parkstate historic site · 7.3 miBowman Reservoirrecreation area · 8.7 mi · 749 acresSouth Yuba River State Parkstate park · 15.0 mi · 3,678 acresPlumas National Forestnational forest · 15.2 mi · 1,191,628 acresAuburn State Recreation Areastate recreation area · 19.6 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes559 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197050 of magnitude 4+, 6 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.7 on 1 Aug 197542 mi away, The 1975 Oroville, CaliforniaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 27 Jun 202628 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 home63% of households have a broadband subscription45% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone6% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterWashington Water Districtserves 330 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique4 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation2,938 ft896 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalDignity Health Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital17.7 miPost officeWashington Post Office1.9 miFire stationWashington Fire Department1.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTruckee Tahoe Airport TKF34 miMajor airportReno Tahoe International Airport RNO54 miInterstateI-806.3 miAmtrakColfax, CA COX21 miCoachColfax Amtrak StationAmtrak 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 95986 ZIP area.
