Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 0 min5:36 am – 8:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 20 min7:23 am – 4:43 pm
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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, 15 mi away
Parks and public landsLassen National Forestnational forest · 8.3 mi · 14,889 acresCoon Hollow Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 11.5 mi · 721 acresButte Creek House Ecological Reservestate conservation land · 11.9 mi · 326 acresLassen Othernational forest · 19.4 mi · 55 acresLake Oroville State Recreation Areastate recreation area · 18.9 miPlumas National Forestnational forest · 22.3 mi · 751 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes561 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197044 of magnitude 4+, 7 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.7 on 24 May 201324 mi away, near Canyondam, CaliforniaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 27 Jun 202633 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModeratePlumas County, CA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWildfire Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality53% of days had good air in 2025193 of 365 days measured162 moderate, 10 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 45, worst day 120main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Plumas County monitors, CA
Drinking waterLake Almanor Country Club Mwcserves 6,000 people from ground 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
Elevation2,882 ft878 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalPlumas District Hospital19.6 miFire stationBucks Lake Fire Department9.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRedding Municipal Airport RDD65 miMajor airportSacramento International Airport SMF86 miAmtrakChico, CA CIC31 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 95980 ZIP area.
