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Plumas County, California

Plumas County, California, has 18,583 residents (July 2025 estimate). Its county seat is Quincy. It uses Pacific Time and covers 2,553 sq mi (6,612 km²) of land.

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Resident population, July 2025
18,583
Land area
2,553 sq mi (6,612 km²)
County seat or government
Quincy
Time zone
Pacific TimeUTC-08:00 in January; UTC-07:00 in July
Median household income
$66,031 ± $6,182
Median home value
$360,200 ± $19,837
Median rent, with utilities
$1,194 ± $85
Homes lived in by their owners
74.6% ± 3.7 points
County type
County
Metro or micro area
Outside any metro or micro areaNext to: Susanville, CA micro area, Chico, CA metro area, Yuba City, CA metro area, Red Bluff, CA micro area, and Redding, CA metro area
Water area
60.4 sq mi (156 km²)
State
California
County code (FIPS)
06063
Coordinates (central point)
39.992295, -120.824371
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These coordinates mark a central point for the area, not a street address. Income, home value, rent and homes lived in by their owners: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, ± margin at 90% confidence; checked on October 13, 2026.

Time zones in Plumas County

Time zoneLocal time and UTC offsetNext clock change
Pacific TimeAmerica/Los_AngelesUTC-08:00 in January; UTC-07:00 in July. Enable JavaScript for the live clock.Enable JavaScript for upcoming changes.

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ZIP Code areas, largest first

  1. 959716,419 people
  2. 961224,447 people
  3. 961372,923 people
  4. 960202,222 people
  5. 959471,505 people
  6. 961181,328 people
  7. 961031,112 people
  8. 96105799 people
  9. 95956373 people
  10. 96129306 people
  11. 95983302 people
  12. 96106300 people
All 18
  1. 9598199 people
  2. 9592368 people
  3. 9593463 people
  4. 9598451 people
  5. 959150 people
  6. 961350 people

18 ZIP Code areas overlap Plumas County. People counts are 2020–2024 estimates for each whole ZIP area. Mailing ZIPs can differ; check an address with USPS ZIP Code Lookup.

Official county information

We don’t have a website for this county yet. The US government’s local-office directory ↗ lists its offices. A geographic lookup cannot determine eligibility, tax liability or a court obligation.

School districts in Plumas County, largest first

  1. Plumas Unified School District18,699 people
  2. Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified School District3,470 people

Districts with land in the county; a district can cross county lines. People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. A district boundary doesn’t decide which school a student attends.

Tribal areas in Plumas County, largest first

  1. Greenville Rancheria38 people

American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian areas as the Census Bureau maps them, with at least 2% of their area here, water included. These lines don’t decide membership, jurisdiction or land status.

Cities, towns and communities, largest first

These areas overlap the mapped boundary; an overlap does not mean that every address belongs to both.

  1. East Quincy, California (CDP)2,723 people
  2. Portola, California (city)2,441 people
  3. Chester, California (CDP)1,759 people
  4. Quincy, California (CDP)1,317 people
  5. Delleker, California (CDP)724 people
  6. Chilcoot-Vinton, California (CDP)686 people
  7. Graeagle, California (CDP)496 people
  8. Hamilton Branch, California (CDP)480 people
  9. Lake Almanor Country Club, California (CDP)469 people
  10. Lake Almanor West, California (CDP)463 people
  11. Iron Horse, California (CDP)434 people
  12. Greenville, California (CDP)424 people
All 46
  1. Lake Almanor Peninsula, California (CDP)412 people
  2. Beckwourth, California (CDP)388 people
  3. Plumas Eureka, California (CDP)372 people
  4. Meadow Valley, California (CDP)363 people
  5. Greenhorn, California (CDP)243 people
  6. Cromberg, California (CDP)154 people
  7. East Shore, California (CDP)142 people
  8. Gold Mountain, California (CDP)124 people
  9. Mabie, California (CDP)107 people
  10. Clio, California (CDP)91 people
  11. Crescent Mills, California (CDP)63 people
  12. Prattville, California (CDP)57 people
  13. La Porte, California (CDP)53 people
  14. Keddie, California (CDP)48 people
  15. Mohawk Vista, California (CDP)48 people
  16. Valley Ranch, California (CDP)46 people
  17. Whitehawk, California (CDP)39 people
  18. Twain, California (CDP)31 people

See all 46 cities, towns and communities in Plumas County, largest first

Bordering areas, nearest first

Distances are straight lines between map points.

  1. Sierra County, California33 mi southeast
  2. Butte County, California47 mi southwest
  3. Lassen County, California51 mi north
  4. Yuba County, California57 mi southwest
  5. Tehama County, California75 mi west
  6. Shasta County, California83 mi northwest

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See this county on Census.gov ↗

Areas that only touch the edge

These areas meet the boundary only along a sliver. Most addresses here are not in them; for an address near the line, check with the county.