Town guide

Pike, California

Pike is a community in Sierra County, California, home to about 34 people across 4.3 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 95960.

Homes sold for a median of $239 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.

Population348 per sq mi
Price per sq ft$239Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026

ZIP codes in Pike

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Pike

Distances

Nearest major airportSacramento International Airport (SMF)54 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Sacramento, CA59 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Los Angeles, CA399 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Pike; driving is longer.

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

Who represents Pike

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

Pike had 159 residents in the 2020 census, up 19% since 2010.

It’s the 1529th largest of 1,563 towns in California by population.

Sierra County grew from 4,017 residents in 1900 to 3,236 in 2020.

Pike population by census2010: 134, 2020: 15913420101592020

Sierra County, 1900–2020

Sierra County population, 1900 to 20201900: 4,017, 1910: 4,098, 1920: 1,783, 1930: 2,422, 1940: 3,025, 1950: 2,410, 1960: 2,247, 1970: 2,365, 1980: 3,073, 1990: 3,318, 2000: 3,555, 2010: 3,240, 2020: 3,2364K’00’102K’20’303K’40’502K’60’703K’80’904K’00’103K’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 94°F in summer, and winter lows average 34°F. About 46.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near PikeJan: high 57°F, low 34°F, 7.7 in; Feb: high 59°F, low 35°F, 7.2 in; Mar: high 64°F, low 38°F, 7.8 in; Apr: high 68°F, low 40°F, 3.2 in; May: high 76°F, low 47°F, 2.4 in; Jun: high 86°F, low 52°F, 0.7 in; Jul: high 94°F, low 57°F, 0 in; Aug: high 94°F, low 55°F, 0.1 in; Sep: high 89°F, low 51°F, 0.4 in; Oct: high 78°F, low 45°F, 2.7 in; Nov: high 64°F, low 38°F, 5.3 in; Dec: high 56°F, low 34°F, 8.9 in57°34°Jan7.759°35°Feb7.264°38°Mar7.868°40°Apr3.276°47°May2.486°52°Jun0.794°57°Jul0.094°55°Aug0.189°51°Sep0.478°45°Oct2.764°38°Nov5.356°34°Dec8.9Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Dobbins 1 S, CA weather station (6 miles away).

Jobs in Sierra County

204 jobs at 72 businesses in Sierra County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Sierra CountyHotels and restaurants: 80 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 45 jobs; Construction: 26 jobs; Retail trade: 26 jobs; Other services: 6 jobs; Agriculture, forestry and fishing: 5 jobs; Real estate and rentals: 4 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 3 jobsHotels and restaurants 39% Health care and social assistance 22% Construction 13% Retail trade 13% Other services 3% Agriculture, forestry and fishing 3% Real estate and rentals 2% Transportation and warehousing 2%

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

Health care

3 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Pike.

Nearest hospitals

  • Sierra Nevada Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Grass Valley10.5 miles
  • Oroville HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 1 of 5 · Oroville25.7 miles
  • Sutter Auburn Faith HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Auburn29.8 miles

Providers with an office here

Nurse practitioners and physician assistants1
Mental health providers2

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.

Places in and around Pike

Parks (1 nearby)

  • North San Juan Park · 2 acres1.2 mi

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.

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Shares ZIP codes with North San Juan.

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