Truckee is a town in Nevada County, California, home to about 17,066 people across 32 square miles. Its ZIP code is 96161.
Homes sold for a median of $644 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Mostly Truckee; also Kingvale
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Truckee. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Reno Tahoe International Airport (RNO)24 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Truckee Tahoe Airport (TKF)2 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Reno, NV23 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Los Angeles, CA380 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Truckee; 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.
Truckee had 16,729 residents in the 2020 census, up 21% since 2000.
It’s the 382nd largest of 1,563 towns in California by population.
Nevada County grew from 17,789 residents in 1900 to 102,241 in 2020.
Nevada County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 84°F in summer, and winter lows average 15°F. About 30.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 207 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Truckee Rs, CA weather station (about a mile away).
27,771 jobs at 3,323 businesses in Nevada County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
440 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Truckee.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 41 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 72 |
| Dentists | 17 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 68 |
| Mental health providers | 199 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 27 |
| Optometrists | 3 |
| Chiropractors | 13 |
| Pharmacies | 4 |
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.
Parks (10 nearby)
Grocery stores (4 nearby)
Pharmacies (2 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums (5 nearby)
Counts are within about 4 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.
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Tahoe-Truckee Unified, Sierra Expeditionary Learning District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cold Stream AlternativeTruckee | K–12 | 11 | Alternative Education | 0.7 mi |
| Donner Trail ElementaryKingvale | K–5 | 55 | Public | 15.2 mi |
| Glenshire ElementaryTruckee | K–5 | 499 | Public | 4.3 mi |
| Sierra Expeditionary LearningTruckee | K–8 | 216 | Charter | 2.2 mi |
| Truckee ElementaryTruckee | K–5 | 515 | Public | 2.7 mi |
| Alder Creek MiddleTruckee | 6–8 | 535 | Public | 0.5 mi |
| Sierra High (Continuation)Truckee | 9–12 | 24 | Alternative Education | 2.4 mi |
| Tahoe Truckee HighTruckee | 9–12 | 907 | Public | 2.5 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tahoe Expedition AcademyTruckee | Pre-K–12 | 229 | Nonsectarian | 2.1 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Kingvale.
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