East NicolausCA
The town, settled in 1915, counts 110 residents.
Is East Nicolaus a good place to live?
East Nicolaus’ midsummer high is 96°F, above both California’s towns (89°F) and U.S. towns (85°F). No town among the 848 in California we compare has a higher home-ownership rate than East Nicolaus. East Nicolaus has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
110 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to East Nicolaus: who provides what
East Nicolaus is unincorporated, so Sutter 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 East Nicolaus.
Most of East Nicolaus’ workers commute out: the town has 0.7 jobs for each of them
Only 3% of working residents stay in East Nicolaus for work; the rest commute out. Among residents here, 19% live below the poverty line. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in East Nicolaus dropped by 54, to 82. The top destinations are Sacramento (14%), Yuba City (8%) and Roseville (4%).
| East Nicolaus | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 19% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.6% | 6.6% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The schools East Nicolaus’s kids attend
Below: Two of its 3 schools, each with why it was picked. The largest public high school is South Sutter Charter, with 2,653 students. The 3 public schools in East Nicolaus teach 3,140 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marcum-Illinois Union ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 179 | B+ |
| South Sutter CharterLargest public high schoolGrades K–12 | Grades K–12 | 2,653 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy East Nicolaus is
For adults in East Nicolaus, the share who report frequent physical distress is 15%. On the CDC’s 32 measures, East Nicolaus is ahead of California on 2 and behind on 6.
| East Nicolaus | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 72% | 79% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 31% | 35% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 22% | 19% |
| What stands out | East Nicolaus | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 12.3% | 14.9% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 74.7% | 71.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.6% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
East Nicolaus faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by drought
Compared with 56% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in East Nicolaus is lower. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 79% come from drought and 11% from inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
ARCO Arena and 34 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around East Nicolaus. Close and well known come first.
18 mi Stadium & arenaARCO Arena
26 mi MountainSutter Buttes
24 mi State parkSutter's Fort
23 mi State parkGovernor's Mansion State Historic Park
25 mi Stadium & arenaHornet Stadium
23 mi MuseumCalifornia State Railroad Museum500K visitors a yearPhoto credits
ARCO Arena: CLopez63, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Sutter Buttes: Expedition 32 crew/NASA, Public domain · Sutter's Fort: Ian Howard, CC BY 2.5 · Governor's Mansion State Historic Park: Mark James Miller, CC BY 3.0 · Hornet Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · California State Railroad Museum: The original uploader was Swampyank at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0
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Everything we know about East Nicolaus
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of East Nicolaus
About 0 of every 100 East Nicolaus residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
97% of working residents leave East Nicolaus for work
Where East Nicolaus’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About East Nicolaus
Census-designated place in California, United States
East Nicolaus is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sutter County, California, United States. East Nicolaus sits at an elevation of 43 feet (13 m). The 2020 United States census reported East Nicolaus's population was 223. It is home to East Nicolaus High School (ENHS), a public school that serves grades nine through twelve.
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- Area
- 4.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 43 ft
Questions about East Nicolaus
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is East Nicolaus, CA a good place to live?
East Nicolaus has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.