College City is a community in Colusa County, California, home to about 557 people across 2.9 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 95912.
Homes sold for a median of $301 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Mostly Arbuckle; part is in College City
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside College City. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Sacramento International Airport (SMF)32 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Sacramento, CA43 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Los Angeles, CA399 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of College City; 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.
College City had 292 residents in the 2020 census, up 1% since 2010.
It’s the 1194th largest of 1,563 towns in California by population.
Colusa County grew from 7,364 residents in 1900 to 21,839 in 2020.
Colusa County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 92°F in summer, and winter lows average 38°F. About 17.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Colusa 2 Ssw, CA weather station (12 miles away).
4,552 jobs at 417 businesses in Colusa County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
8 doctors and other health care providers list an office in College City.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 1 |
|---|---|
| Dentists | 3 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 2 |
| Mental health providers | 1 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 1 |
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.
Grocery stores
Libraries
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 Pierce Joint Unified. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arbuckle ElementaryArbuckle | K–5 | 604 | Public | 1.8 mi |
| Lloyd G. Johnson Junior HighArbuckle | 6–8 | 321 | Public | 1.5 mi |
| Arbuckle Alternative High (Continuation)Arbuckle | 9–12 | 10 | Alternative Education | 1.5 mi |
| Pierce HighArbuckle | 9–12 | 463 | Public | 1.5 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 Arbuckle.
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