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CaribouCA

A town in California.

Land area
0 sq mi

Is Caribou a good place to live?

Among 847 California towns, just 9 have a lower January low than Caribou. We don’t grade Caribou yet; the figures below are still real.

Getting set up

Moving to Caribou: who provides what

Caribou 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
SchoolsPlumas Unified School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
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.gov
Who runs elections herePlumas County Clerk-Recorder-ElectionsPlumas County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jul 2025

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 Caribou.

Natural hazards

Compared with most of California and the rest of the country, the FEMA risk score in Caribou is higher

Nearly three fifths of Caribou’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by wildfires at 35%. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 100% of U.S. communities.

100risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
100Very high riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingWildfire
Full pageCaribou’s hazards pageOpen the full Hazards page
What it facesVery high riskFlood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on recordPast disasters20 disaster declarations · Declared for the countyGet ready0.5 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

The climate in Caribou brings snowy winters and pleasant summers

July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 26° and about 109 inches of snow falls in a winter.

109″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter27–45°
Spring35–60°
Summer49–83°
Fall37–66°
Oct 8
typical first frost
May 18
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
Full pageCaribou’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page
A year of weatherJuly highs 86°, January lows 26°Rain & snow109″ of snow a winter · 37 inches of rain and snow a yearHeating & coolingMostly a heating billThen and now+1.0° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Caribou

12pages on Caribou
The big questions
Natural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 100% of U.S. communities · inland flooding
Out and about
PlacesAttractions10 nearby · Lassen Volcanic National Park 25 miLibraryGreenville Branch LibraryCollegesFeather River Community College District is 13.1 mi away
The story
HistorySettled 1922Climate86° summer highs · 109″ of snow
Day to day
NewsWeatherHandbookTown SquareNeighbors
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Caribou

Feather River Community College DistrictCommunity college · Public · Quincy13.1 mi$1,465 in-state tuition

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About Caribou

Place in California, United States

Caribou (formerly Cariboo) is a census-designated place located in Plumas County, California, United States. As of the 2010 Census, the town had a population of 0, however, as of 2020, the population had risen to 1. Caribou is located on the North Fork Feather River, 9.5 miles (15.3 km) south of Almanor. The closest communities are Belden to the southwest, Twain to the southeast, Canyondam to the north, and Greenville to the east.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
0.2 sq mi
Elevation
3,287 ft

Questions about Caribou

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Caribou, CA a good place to live?

We don’t grade Caribou yet; the figures below are still real. A town in California.