Butte MeadowsCA
With 25 residents, this town was settled in 1878.
Is Butte Meadows a good place to live?
Butte Meadows’ median age is 63.4 years, above both the California town median (39 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). No town among the 848 in California we compare has a higher share of households owning their home than Butte Meadows. Butte Meadows has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
25 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Butte Meadows: who provides what
Butte Meadows is unincorporated, so Butte 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.
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Very high risk in Butte Meadows, with wildfire at the top
One declared disaster, in 2023, has brought federal aid to Butte Meadows households. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 99% of U.S. communities.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Butte Meadows: snowy winters and pleasant summers
The range runs from 30° on a January night to 86° on a July afternoon, with about 109 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Butte Meadows is
Butte Meadows beats the California average on 10 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 29% of Butte Meadows adults sleep under 7 hours. In Butte Meadows, 25% of adults have obesity, and 18% binge drink.
| Butte Meadows | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 35% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 29% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 8.9% | 12% | 12% |
| What stands out | Butte Meadows | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 5% | 10.6% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.1% | 17.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Butte Meadows, 2.2% of the land is conserved
1.6 miles of trail. For Butte Meadows, the concentration of trails is 0.8 miles per square mile.
| Butte Meadows | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.8 miles per square mile | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.2% | 4.3% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Butte Meadows
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Butte Meadows; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Butte Meadows residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
About Butte Meadows
Census-designated place in California, United States
Butte Meadows is a census-designated place in Butte County, California, United States, five miles off State Route 32 on Humboldt Road. The area is about 45 minutes or 33 miles (53 km) east of Chico on SR32. Its elevation is listed at 4,340 feet (1,323 m) above sea level: certain to get snow in winter of any year. The area code is Area code 530. The area is just over one mile (1.6 km) from the Tehama County line. The post office that served Butte Meadows moved back and forth across the county line several times from 1878 to 1888. Butte Meadows' population was 74 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 2.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 4,340 ft
- Area code
- 530
Questions about Butte Meadows
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Is Butte Meadows, CA a good place to live?
Butte Meadows has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.