Manton is a community in Tehama County, California, home to about 629 people across 18 square miles. Its ZIP code is 96059.
Homes sold for a median of $195 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Manton. 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)121 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Redding Municipal Airport (RDD)25 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Reno, NV122 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Los Angeles, CA481 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Manton; 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.
Manton had 310 residents in the 2020 census, down 17% since 2000.
It’s the 1169th largest of 1,563 towns in California by population.
Tehama County grew from 10,996 residents in 1900 to 65,829 in 2020.
Tehama County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 83°F in summer, and winter lows average 24°F. About 50.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Mineral, CA weather station (13 miles away).
13,620 jobs at 999 businesses in Tehama County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Grocery stores
Libraries
Counts are within about 3 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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