Meadow Valley is a community in Plumas County, California, home to about 363 people across 8.5 square miles. Its ZIP code is 95956.
Mostly Meadow Valley; also Bucks Lake
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| Nearest major airport | Reno Tahoe International Airport (RNO)75 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Truckee Tahoe Airport (TKF)65 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Reno, NV69 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Los Angeles, CA433 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Meadow Valley; 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.
Meadow Valley had 453 residents in the 2020 census, down 21% since 2000.
It’s the 1281st largest of 1,563 towns in California by population.
Plumas County grew from 4,657 residents in 1900 to 19,790 in 2020.
Plumas 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 25°F. About 41.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 28 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Quincy, CA weather station (6 miles away).
3,857 jobs at 609 businesses in Plumas 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.
Pharmacies
Libraries
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 2 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 Bucks Lake.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.