Big LagoonCA
With 138 residents, it is a town in California.
Is Big Lagoon a good place to live?
64% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Big Lagoon, above both California’s towns (29%) and U.S. towns (29%). Only 10 of the 848 California towns we compare have a higher age of the median resident than Big Lagoon. 36% of the land in Big Lagoon is conserved, against 4.3% in California’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Harry A. Merlo State Recreation Area, at 118 acres. Big Lagoon has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
138 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Redwood National Park and 6 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Big Lagoon. Close and well known come first.
3 mi National ParkRedwood National Park1.2M visitors a year
18 mi State parkPrairie Creek Redwoods State Park26 mi Zoo & aquariumSequoia Park Zoo
21 mi MuseumArcata Wastewater Treatment Plant and Wildlife Sanctuary
25 mi MuseumClarke Historical Museum
24 mi MuseumHumboldt Bay Maritime MuseumPhoto credits
Redwood National Park: Michael Schweppe, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park: California Department of Parks and Recreation, Public domain · Arcata Wastewater Treatment Plant and Wildlife Sanctuary: Monotropa_uniflora (talk) (Uploads), Public domain · Clarke Historical Museum: NoeHill, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Humboldt Bay Maritime Museum: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0
Moving to Big Lagoon: who provides what
Big Lagoon is unincorporated, so Humboldt 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 Big Lagoon.
The schools Big Lagoon’s kids attend
Its one school is below. Public schools: the Big Lagoon Union Elementary school district.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Lagoon ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 15 | – |
NCES · EDFacts
In Big Lagoon, nearly a third of the land is conserved
The biggest park or preserve is Harry A. Merlo State Recreation Area, at 118 acres. Trails run 1.1 miles in 3 parks and preserves. Big Lagoon’s trail density comes in at 1.8 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sue-meg State Park | 0.6 mi | 20 |
| 2. Harry A. Merlo State Recreation Area | — | 118 |
| 3. Big Lagoon County Park | 0.1 mi | 17 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Big Lagoon has a very high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from tsunamis
In Big Lagoon, the FEMA risk score is 84 of 100. 53% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from tsunamis, followed by earthquakes at 25%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Big Lagoon, a typical July afternoon runs cooler than in the typical California or U.S. town
Expect warm winters and cool summers in Big Lagoon, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 65°, January nights drop to 41° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Big Lagoon is
For adults in Big Lagoon, the share who binge drink is 14%. Against the California average, Big Lagoon comes out ahead on 13 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 8. In Big Lagoon, nearly two in five adults have high blood pressure, and 31% sleep under 7 hours.
| Big Lagoon | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 36% | 33% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 31% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 35% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 16% |
| What stands out | Big Lagoon | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 4.9% | 10.6% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.8% | 14.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12.3% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Big Lagoon
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Big Lagoon; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Big Lagoon residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
About Big Lagoon
Census-designated place in California, United States
Big Lagoon is a census-designated place in Humboldt County, California, United States, located 7 miles (11 km) north of Trinidad at an elevation of 56 feet (17 m). The population as of the 2020 census was 161, an increase from 93 in the 2010 census. The area covers .61 square miles (1.6 km2), excluding water.
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- Area
- 0.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 56 ft
- ZIP code
- 95570
Questions about Big Lagoon
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Is Big Lagoon, CA a good place to live?
Big Lagoon has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.