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Country around Greenville is a rural area of about 1,505 people in Plumas County, California, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 59 miles from Chico, CA and 115 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 83 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $339k and rent runs about $419 a month.
1,505people
$339kTypical home
$419/moRent
86° / 41°Summer / winter
83"Snow
280Sunny days
82Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,505 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 18 people per sq mi
- 115 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 59 mi to Chico, CA
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $339k (≈$2,140/mo)
- Median rent $419/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Dry summers (dew point 34°F)
- 280 sunny days a year (155 totally clear)
- 85 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 82 days a year with rain or snow
- 83" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (299 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (819 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 28% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 69 mi to TKF airport
- 73 mi to RNO (major hub)
- 61 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,656 ft
- 146 mi to the ocean
- 42 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 63 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 18 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 46 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of California districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 68 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Plumas County: R+17 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Low volcano risk