CrombergCA
Settled in 1880, this town now has 154 residents.
Is Cromberg a good place to live?
Cromberg’s midpoint age is 63.8 years, where California’s towns sit at 39 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. No town among the 848 in California we compare has a higher home-ownership rate than Cromberg. 38% of the land in Cromberg is conserved, against 4.3% in California’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Cromberg has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
154 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Cromberg: who provides what
Cromberg is unincorporated, so Plumas 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 Cromberg.
Cromberg has a very high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from wildfire
Of the losses FEMA expects in Cromberg, 47% come from wildfires and 45% from inland flooding. On expected storm and flood damage, Cromberg sits above 99% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Protected land: nearly a third of Cromberg
7.3 miles of trail. Cromberg’s trail network density comes in at 0.8 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Most of Cromberg’s workers commute out: the town has 0.3 jobs for each of them
Most people who work leave Cromberg to do it: just 1% work in town. The top destinations are Quincy (14%), East Quincy (13%) and San Francisco (6%). Half commute less than 56 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Cromberg
July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 24° and about 38 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Cromberg is
Cromberg: two in five adults have high blood pressure. Of 32 CDC measures, Cromberg beats the California average on 10 and trails it on 11. In Cromberg, 17% of adults report frequent physical distress, and 14% have diabetes.
| Cromberg | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 31% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 12% | 12% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 11% | 14% |
| What stands out | Cromberg | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.2% | 10.6% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.2% | 10.6% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.7% | 5.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Cromberg
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Cromberg; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Cromberg residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
99% of working residents leave Cromberg for work
Where Cromberg’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Cromberg
Place in California, United States
Cromberg (formerly, Twenty-Mile House, Taft, and Teft) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Plumas County, California, United States. Cromberg is located on the Western Pacific Railroad, 6.5 miles (10.5 km) northwest of Blairsden. The population was 272 at the 2020 census, up from 261 at the 2010 census.
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- Area
- 9.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 4,285 ft
Questions about Cromberg
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Cromberg, CA a good place to live?
Cromberg has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.