Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 5 min5:44 am – 8:50 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 16 min7:36 am – 4:51 pm
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People1,024 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 36.2333 householdsMedian household income $95,179Median home value $651,600Median rent $2,750 a month81% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $4,045 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting9.3% unemployment rate69% of adults are in the labour force, 539 employedMain industries: education and health care 25%, professional and business services 16%, hospitality, food and recreation 16%Average commute 24 minutes76% drive alone, 6% car-pool, 19% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages42% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher96% finished high school, 14% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 94%, Spanish 4%3% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 73°F, lows 53°FColdest month December: highs 49°F, lows 38°F52 in of rain a year, on about 77 dayswettest month December1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days0 days above 90°F, 23 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Grizzly Creek Sp station, 13 mi away
Nearby landmarksAshfield Buttepeak · 3.0 miBlue Lakelake · 7.7 miPine Buttepeak · 3.8 miJarnigan Pondlake · 2.8 miLittle North Fork North Branch North Fork Elk Riverriver · 5.7 miNorth Branch North Fork Elk Riverriver · 6.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsOwl Creek Ecological Reservestate conservation land · 6.6 mi · 2,772 acresHeadwaters Forest Reservestate conservation land · 6.9 mi · 7,609 acresGrizzly Creek Redwoods State Parkstate park · 12.3 mi · 446 acresHumboldt Bay National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 14.9 mi · 3,635 acresSix Rivers National Forestnational forest · 15.1 mi · 977,951 acresFay Slough Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 13.6 mi · 482 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1,984 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970285 of magnitude 4+, 32 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 7.2 on 25 Apr 199228 mi away, The 1992 Petrolia, CaliforniaMost recent: magnitude 3.5 on 16 Sep 202642 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighHumboldt County, CA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLandslide Relatively HighEarthquake Relatively HighRiver flooding Relatively HighTsunami Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality78% of days had good air in 2025285 of 365 days measured80 moderate daysMedian index 38, worst day 87main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Humboldt County monitors, CA
Internet at home87% of households have a broadband subscription21% have cable, fibre or DSL23% rely on a mobile data plan alone11% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Eurekaserves 27,078 people from ground water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation2,985 ft910 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalProvidence Redwood Memorial Hospital13.3 miFire stationCalifornia Department of Forestry and Fire Protection Kneeland Helitack Base Station3.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCalifornia Redwood Coast-Humboldt County Airport ACV24 miUS highwayUS 10114 miCoachFortuna Amtrak Bus StopAmtrak Chartered Vehicle14 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 95549 ZIP area.
