AngwinCA
A town of 2,931, settled in 1874.
What should you know before moving to Angwin?
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 92% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. Overall it grades C, ranked 367th of 841 in California. It is healthier than 86% of U.S. towns and it is more walkable than 78% of U.S. towns. Its weakest subject is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $926K, 8.3 years of the Napa metro’s $111K median household income. Angwin’s trail network density is 4.1 miles per square mile, where California’s towns sit at 1.0 and U.S. towns at 0.4. Angwin is home to Pacific Union College.
What makes Angwin stand out
Where Angwin beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| Widest gap | Angwin | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 7.8% | 11.7% |
Angwin has shrunk 14% from 2010 to 2020
3,051 counted in 2010 and 2,633 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Angwin grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Angwin is from typical.
Its grades run from A for health (better than 86% of comparable towns) to D− for hazard risk (better than 4%), so the C overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Lake Berryessa and 33 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Angwin. Close and well known come first.
12 mi LakeLake Berryessa
33 mi Theme parkSix Flags Discovery Kingdom
39 mi LakeClear Lake
17 mi MuseumCharles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center
37 mi National SeashorePoint Reyes National Seashore2.4M visitors a year
37 mi Ancient siteBodega BayPhoto credits
Lake Berryessa: Unknown, Public domain · Six Flags Discovery Kingdom: Tinned Elk, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Clear Lake: Unknown, Public domain · Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center: BrokenSphere, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Point Reyes National Seashore: King of Hearts, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Bodega Bay: Pixistik1687, Public domain
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Moving to Angwin: who provides what
Angwin is unincorporated, so Napa 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 Angwin.
Angwin is shaped by its college students, has home values still below their peak and has commutes shorter than most of California.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
On state tests, Angwin’s schools trail 68% of California districts
The public schools here belong to the Howell Mountain Elementary school district. Two of the 3 schools are below, and why each made the list. Enrollment at Angwin’s public school: 85 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howell Mountain ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 85 | A |
| Puc Preparatory School PrivateLargest high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 57 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
The biggest natural risk in Angwin is inland flooding, at a very high overall level
Federal aid has come to Angwin households in 3 declared disasters; the latest was in 2020. Expected losses in Angwin break down as 42% from inland flooding and 28% from earthquakes.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Angwin earns an A for health
Angwin: 70% of adults had a checkup this year, below both the California town median (72%) and the median of U.S. towns (79%). In Angwin, a quarter of adults have high blood pressure.
| Angwin | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 31% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 7.8% | 12% | 12% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 70% | 72% | 79% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 29% | 35% |
| What stands out | Angwin | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 7.8% | 11.7% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.1% | 10.6% |
| Fewer adults getting cholesterol checked | 82.8% | 85.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Angwin earns a C− for cost of living
The typical value, about $926K, is 7% below its June 2022 peak. At about $926K, home values are down 3% in five years, against a rise of 13% across California.
The typical home value in Angwin is about $926,000, up 1.5% in a year, 22% above the California typical home. In Angwin, the typical rent is $1,504 a month. Among households here, 60% own their home.
| Angwin | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 60% | 64% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,504 a month | $1,898 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Four seasons and pleasant summers: that is Angwin’s year
July afternoons reach 87° and January nights drop to 39°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents commute out of Angwin
The average commute for its 976 working residents takes 17.4 minutes, against 28.7 across California.
Most people who work leave Angwin to do it: just 6% work in town. The typical journey to work for Angwin comes to 17 minutes. Employers in Angwin added 136 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 1,067. The top destinations are Deer Park (12%), St. Helena (10%) and Napa (6%).
| Angwin | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 17 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $118,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 15% | 14% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Everything we know about Angwin
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Angwin
College town 36 of every 100 Angwin residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
36% of Angwin is in college
About Angwin
Census-designated place in California, United States
Angwin is a census-designated place (CDP) in Napa County, California, United States, best known as the site of Pacific Union College. It is part of the northern San Francisco Bay Area. The population was 2,633 at the 2020 census. Its area code is 707. Its two ZIP codes are 94508 and 94576. It is in the Pacific time zone.
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- Established
- 1874
- Area
- 4.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,749 ft
- ZIP code
- 94508
- Area code
- 707
Questions about Angwin
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Angwin, CA a good place to live?
Angwin grades C overall, better than 32% of U.S. towns and #367 of 841 in California. It grades A for health and C for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Angwin, CA expensive?
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.