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Alpine VillageCA

A town of 210.

Is Alpine Village a good place to live?

52% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Alpine Village, above both California’s towns (29%) and U.S. towns (29%). Among 847 California towns, just 7 have a lower January low than Alpine Village. Alpine Village’s trail density is 2.1 miles per square mile, where California’s towns sit at 1.0 and U.S. towns at 0.4. Alpine Village has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

210 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Mesa VistaMesa VistaAlpine Village
Getting set up

Moving to Alpine Village: who provides what

Alpine Village is unincorporated, so Alpine County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerLiberty Utilities27.6¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterWoodfords Mutual Water CompanyNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & county servicesAlpine CountyAlpine County provides services here
SchoolsAlpine County Unified School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn California you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 15 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereAlpine County Clerk, Registrar of VotersAlpine County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jul 2021
ZIP code9612096120 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Alpine Village.

Natural hazards

Very high risk in Alpine Village, with avalanches at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 88% of U.S. communities.

88risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
88Very high riskLowerHigher
AvalanchesInland floodingWildfire

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Schools

The schools Alpine Village’s kids attend

Its public schools are run by the Alpine County Unified school district. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.

SchoolLevelStudentsLetter
Diamond Valley ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8Grades K–851B+
Eastern Alpine Academy - A California Opportunity SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 1–12Grades 1–124–

NCES · EDFacts

Work & commute

Most of Alpine Village’s workers commute out: the town has 0.4 jobs for each of them

Most working residents leave Alpine Village for work: only 5% work in town. Alpine Village’s average trip to work is 22 minutes. The top destinations are South Lake Tahoe (13%), Fresno (5%) and Reno (5%).

5%work in town
Alpine VillageCalifornia townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work22 minutes28 minutes25 minutes
Below the poverty line5.2%10%9.6%
Working residents who work in town4.6%6.6%8%

Where working residents work

In Alpine Village5%
South Lake Tahoe13%
Fresno5%
Reno5%
Stockton4%
70 mi
median commute distance
58
jobs based in Alpine Village
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Alpine Village has snowy winters and pleasant summers

Alpine Village has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 25° and about 77 inches of snow falls in a winter.

77″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter26–46°
Spring34–60°
Summer51–83°
Fall37–66°
Oct 6
typical first frost
May 4
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Alpine Village is

Alpine Village beats the California average on 12 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 31% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Alpine Village.

Alpine VillageCalifornia townsU.S. towns
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)31%35%36%
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)32%36%33%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)77%72%79%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)20%24%25%
32 measures vs. California
12 better14 too close to call6 worse
What stands outAlpine VillageCA
Fewer uninsured adults5.3%10.6%
Fewer adults facing food insecurity10.3%17.9%
More adults who have had cancer11.3%6.4%
Carson Valley Health
10.7 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Outdoors

6.2% of Alpine Village is conserved land

8.7 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves.

6.2%conserved
6.2%
conserved · 161 of 2,599 acres
8.7 mi
of trails · 2.1 per sq mi

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Nearby attractions

Lake Tahoe and 17 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Alpine Village. Close and well known come first.

All 39 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Lake Tahoe: Lara Farhadi, CC BY 2.0 · Palisades Tahoe Olympic Valley: Jonnyboyca at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Kirkwood Mountain Resort: Gabeguss, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Emerald Bay State Park: Michael, CC BY 2.0 · Desolation Wilderness: Phreakdigital at English Wikipedia, GFDL

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Alpine Village

16pages on Alpine Village
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Alpine Village

College town 23 of every 100 Alpine Village residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

A commuter town

95% of working residents leave Alpine Village for work

Where Alpine Village’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

13% → South Lake Tahoe South Lake Tahoe 13% 5% → Fresno Fresno 5% 5% → Reno Reno 5% 4% → Stockton Stockton 4% 3% → Sacramento Sacramento 3% 3% → Sparks Sparks 3% Alpine Village · 5% stay
58jobs based in Alpine Village
5%of working residents work in town
70 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Alpine Village

Place in California, United States

Alpine Village (formerly, Alphine Village) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Alpine County, California, United States. The population was 224 at the 2020 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
2.8 sq mi
Elevation
5,604 ft
Area code
530

Questions about Alpine Village

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Alpine Village, CA a good place to live?

Alpine Village has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.