Alta is a community in Placer County, California, home to about 656 people across 2.4 square miles. Its ZIP code is 95701, and parts of 95714 are in Alta too.
Homes sold for a median of $297 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Alta
Mostly Dutch Flat; part is in Alta
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Alta. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Reno Tahoe International Airport (RNO)56 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Truckee Tahoe Airport (TKF)33 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Reno, NV53 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Los Angeles, CA383 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Alta; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Alta had 615 residents in the 2020 census, up 1% since 2010.
It’s the 1163rd largest of 1,563 towns in California by population.
Placer County grew from 15,786 residents in 1900 to 404,739 in 2020.
Placer County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 78°F in summer, and winter lows average 33°F. About 62.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Blue Canyon Ap, CA weather station (3 miles away).
167,628 jobs at 12,180 businesses in Placer County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Alta.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 1 |
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Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Museums
Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Public schools here are run by Alta-Dutch Flat Union Elementary. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alta-Dutch Flat ElementaryAlta | K–8 | 99 | Public | 3.7 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Dutch Flat.
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