Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 11 min5:40 am – 8:51 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 10 min7:36 am – 4:47 pm
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People223 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 35.425 householdsMedian home value $282,10060% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,773 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate90% of adults are in the labour force, 165 employedMain industries: education and health care 41%, public administration 28%, farming, forestry and mining 20%Average commute 30 minutes11% drive alone, 1% car-pool, 42% take public transport, 24% walk or cycle, 22% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages36% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher97% finished high school, 0% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 56%, other Asian or Pacific languages 32%, other Indo-European languages 11%, Spanish 1%6% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 92°F, lows 57°FColdest month December: highs 48°F, lows 37°F52 in of rain a year, on about 78 dayswettest month December3 in of snow a year, on about 2 days65 days above 90°F, 25 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Orleans station, 12 mi away
Parks and public landsKlamath National Forestnational forest · within reach · 188,442 acresSix Rivers National Forestnational forest · 1.4 mi · 977,951 acresRedwood National Parknational park · 24.1 mi · 77,974 acresPrairie Creek Redwoods State Parkstate park · 26.3 mi · 13,211 acresSiskiyou National Forestnational forest · 29.2 mi · 31,543 acresNorthern Redwood Purchase Unitnational forest · 29.7 mi · 1,208 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes155 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197021 of magnitude 4+, 3 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 7.2 on 8 Nov 198047 mi away, The 1980 Eureka, CaliforniaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 11 Apr 202647 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 home64% of households have a broadband subscription60% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone36% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Yrekaserves 7,825 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique1 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,774 ft541 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Getting aroundAirportJack Mc Namara Field Airport CEC44 miUS highwayUS 16926 miAmtrakDunsmuir, CA DUN66 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 95568 ZIP area.
