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CarrickCA

The town has 10 residents and lies in California.

Is Carrick a good place to live?

100% of households are owner-occupiers in Carrick, against 64% in California’s towns and 73% across U.S. towns. Carrick has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

10 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Nearby attractions

Mount Shasta and 4 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Carrick. Close and well known come first.

All 17 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Mount Shasta: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mossbrae Falls: Pinecar at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Mount Shasta City Park: Daniel Mayer (talk · contribs), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Dunsmuir Botanical Gardens: Daniel Mayer (talk · contribs), CC BY-SA 3.0

Getting set up

Moving to Carrick: who provides what

Carrick is unincorporated, so Siskiyou County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerPacific Power24.2¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterSiskiyou Co.service Area #5/Carrick1 health-based violation in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet3 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesSiskiyou CountySiskiyou County provides services here
SchoolsSiskiyou Union High School DistrictWeed Union Elementary School District2 districts serve Carrick; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
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 hereSiskiyou County Clerk-ElectionsSiskiyou County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jul 2025
ZIP code9609496094 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 Carrick.

Natural hazards

Very high risk in Carrick, with inland flooding at the top

FEMA puts just over half of Carrick’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 17% to avalanches. On expected storm and flood damage, Carrick sits above 86% of U.S. communities.

86risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
86Very high riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingAvalanchesDrought

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Carrick: snowy winters and pleasant summers

Summer afternoons peak near 88° in July, and January nights bottom out around 28°; snowfall runs to about 89 inches a winter. Summers in Carrick are warm, and winters chilly, snowy, with very little rain.

89″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter28–46°
Spring36–61°
Summer51–85°
Fall38–67°
Oct 6
typical first frost
May 15
typical last frost
+1.5°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Carrick is

Carrick: 21% of adults get no exercise outside work. Among adults locally, 33% sleep under 7 hours and 37% have high blood pressure.

CarrickCalifornia townsU.S. towns
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)31%36%33%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)33%35%36%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)37%31%35%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)75%72%79%
32 measures vs. California
9 better17 too close to call6 worse
What stands outCarrickCA
Fewer uninsured adults6.1%10.6%
Fewer adults facing food insecurity11.1%17.9%
More adults who have had cancer10.3%6.4%
Mercy Medical Center of Mt Shasta
9.1 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Carrick

12pages on Carrick
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Carrick

About Carrick

Place in California

Carrick is a census-designated place (CDP) in Siskiyou County, California, United States. Its population is 143 as of the 2020 census, up from 131 from the 2010 census. Carrick is located just outside the town of Weed, uses Weed in its mailing addresses and is generally viewed by locals as a neighborhood of Weed, though located outside of the city proper. On September 15, 2014, Carrick was under mandatory evacuation order due to a forest fire.

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

Area
0.1 sq mi
Elevation
3,497 ft
Area code
530

Questions about Carrick

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Carrick, CA a good place to live?

Carrick has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.