Downieville is a community in Sierra County, California, home to about 126 people across 3.2 square miles. Its ZIP code is 95936.
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| Nearest major airport | Reno Tahoe International Airport (RNO)57 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Truckee Tahoe Airport (TKF)41 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Reno, NV52 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Los Angeles, CA406 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Downieville; 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.
Downieville had 290 residents in the 2020 census, up 3% since 2010.
It’s the 1430th largest of 1,563 towns in California by population.
Sierra County grew from 4,017 residents in 1900 to 3,236 in 2020.
Sierra County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 89°F in summer, and winter lows average 29°F. About 65 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 26 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Downieville, CA weather station (about a mile away).
204 jobs at 72 businesses in Sierra County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
3 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Downieville.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Dentists | 1 |
|---|---|
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 2 |
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.
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums (1 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)
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 Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downieville ElementaryDownieville | K–6 | 26 | Public | 0.7 mi |
| Downieville Junior-Senior HighDownieville | 7–12 | 19 | Public | 0.6 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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