Town guide

Little Grass Valley, California

Little Grass Valley is a community in Plumas County, California, home to about 10 people across 10 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 95981.

Homes sold for a median of $224 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.

Population101 per sq mi
Price per sq ft$224Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026

ZIP codes in Little Grass Valley

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Little Grass Valley

Distances

Nearest major airportReno Tahoe International Airport (RNO)69 miles away
Closer regional airportTruckee Tahoe Airport (TKF)54 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Reno, NV64 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Los Angeles, CA418 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Little Grass Valley; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Little Grass Valley

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Little Grass Valley had 25 residents in the 2020 census, up 1150% since 2010.

It’s the 1556th largest of 1,563 towns in California by population.

Plumas County grew from 4,657 residents in 1900 to 19,790 in 2020.

Little Grass Valley population by census2010: 2, 2020: 2522010252020

Plumas County, 1900–2020

Plumas County population, 1900 to 20201900: 4,657, 1910: 5,259, 1920: 5,681, 1930: 7,913, 1940: 11,548, 1950: 13,519, 1960: 11,620, 1970: 11,707, 1980: 17,340, 1990: 19,739, 2000: 20,824, 2010: 20,007, 2020: 19,7905K’00’106K’20’3012K’40’5012K’60’7017K’80’9021K’00’1020K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 30°F. About 82.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 82 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Little Grass ValleyJan: high 51°F, low 30°F, 14.7 in; Feb: high 51°F, low 30°F, 13.7 in; Mar: high 54°F, low 32°F, 12.8 in; Apr: high 59°F, low 35°F, 6.4 in; May: high 68°F, low 42°F, 4 in; Jun: high 77°F, low 48°F, 1.2 in; Jul: high 85°F, low 53°F, 0 in; Aug: high 85°F, low 51°F, 0.2 in; Sep: high 80°F, low 48°F, 0.5 in; Oct: high 70°F, low 41°F, 4.1 in; Nov: high 57°F, low 34°F, 8.6 in; Dec: high 50°F, low 30°F, 16.3 in51°30°Jan14.751°30°Feb13.754°32°Mar12.859°35°Apr6.468°42°May4.077°48°Jun1.285°53°Jul0.085°51°Aug0.280°48°Sep0.570°41°Oct4.157°34°Nov8.650°30°Dec16.3Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Strawberry Valley, CA weather station (9 miles away).

Jobs in Plumas County

3,857 jobs at 609 businesses in Plumas County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Plumas CountyHealth care and social assistance: 856 jobs; Retail trade: 627 jobs; Manufacturing: 466 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 439 jobs; Construction: 384 jobs; Other services: 168 jobs; Utilities: 142 jobs; Administrative and support: 137 jobsHealth care and social assistance 22% Retail trade 16% Manufacturing 12% Hotels and restaurants 11% Construction 10% Other services 4% Utilities 4% Administrative and support 4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

Nearest hospitals

  • Plumas District HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Quincy18.0 miles
  • Oroville HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 1 of 5 · Oroville29.3 miles
  • Eastern Plumas Hospital - Portola CampusCritical access hospital · emergency room · Portola31.5 miles

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.

Places in and around Little Grass Valley

Museums

  • Frank C. Reilly Museum3.3 mi

Counts are within about 2.5 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.

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Shares ZIP codes with La Porte.

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