Belden, California on Line Western Pacific, 1900s
Belden’s story
117 years in pictures
Census counts: 26 in 2000, 15 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1900.
- 1909Belden is settled
BeldenCA
A town in California.
Photo: Frank Schulenburg · CC BY-SA 4.0
Land area
1 sq mi
Is Belden a good place to live?
Belden’s midsummer high is 90°F, above both California’s towns (89°F) and U.S. towns (85°F). 45% of the land in Belden is conserved, against 4.3% in California’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. We don’t grade Belden yet; the figures below are still real.
Getting set up
Moving to Belden: who provides what
Belden is unincorporated, so Plumas County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerPG&E37.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & county servicesPlumas CountyPlumas County provides services here
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.govWho runs elections herePlumas County Clerk-Recorder-ElectionsPlumas County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jul 2025
ZIP code9591595915 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 Belden.
Outdoors
Belden has set aside nearly a third of its land for conservation
1.7 miles of trail. Belden’s trail network density is 2.4 miles per square mile.
44.7%conserved
44.7%
conserved · 204 of 456 acres
1.7 mi
of trails · 2.4 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Natural hazards
Belden stands out in California and nationally: the FEMA risk score there is higher
Federal disaster aid has reached households in Belden once, in 2021. FEMA puts nearly three fifths of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 35% to wildfires. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 100% of U.S. communities.
100risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingWildfire
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
109″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter28–50°
Spring36–64°
Summer49–87°
Fall37–70°
Oct 8
typical first frost
May 18
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Belden
13pages on Belden
Out and about
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Belden
About Belden
Place in California, United States
Belden is a census-designated place (CDP) in Plumas County, California, United States. Belden is located on the Feather River Route and the North Fork Feather River, 7 miles (11.3 km) southwest of Caribou. The population was 15 at the 2020 census, down from 22 in 2010.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 0.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 2,221 ft
- ZIP code
- 95915
Questions about Belden
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Belden, CA a good place to live?
We don’t grade Belden yet; the figures below are still real. A town in California.