Amador PinesCA
A town of 890.
Is Amador Pines a good place to live?
49% of residents are 65 or older in Amador Pines, against 16% in California’s towns and 18% across U.S. towns. Among 848 California towns, just 6 have a higher median age than Amador Pines. Amador Pines has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
890 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Amador Pines: who provides what
Amador Pines is unincorporated, so Amador County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 Amador Pines.
Amador Pines faces a very high natural-hazard risk, led by wildfire
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 97% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The average trip to work in Amador Pines is longer than in most of California or the rest of the country
Amador Pines’ average trip to work is 50 minutes, above both the California town median (28 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). 2.8% of Amador Pines residents live below the poverty line. Since 2013, Amador Pines has added 23 jobs, to 37 in 2023.
| Amador Pines | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 50 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 2.8% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.6% | 6.6% | 8% |
| Median household income | $84,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Mild winters and hot summers in Amador Pines
Amador Pines has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 89°, January nights drop to 36° and about 4 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More of Amador Pines’ adults have high blood pressure than in the typical California or U.S. town
42% of adults have high blood pressure in Amador Pines. Amador Pines beats the California average on 13 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 29% of adults have obesity in Amador Pines.
| Amador Pines | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 31% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 36% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 35% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 16% |
| What stands out | Amador Pines | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5% | 10.6% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 7.6% | 14.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 13.4% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Amador Pines
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Amador Pines; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Amador Pines residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
99% of working residents leave Amador Pines for work
Where Amador Pines’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Amador Pines
Place in California, United States
Amador Pines is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Amador County, California, United States. It is located along California State Route 88, bordered to the south by Buckhorn and to the west by Lockwood. The Census Bureau first designated it as a CDP prior to the 2020 census for statistical purposes. As of the 2020 census, Amador Pines had a population of 1,118.
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- Elevation
- 3,678 ft
Questions about Amador Pines
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Amador Pines, CA a good place to live?
Amador Pines has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.