FieldbrookCA
A town of 736, settled in 1902.
Is Fieldbrook a good place to live?
Fieldbrook’s midsummer high is 74°F, against 89°F in California’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns. Fieldbrook has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
736 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Redwood National Park and 7 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Fieldbrook. Close and well known come first.
8 mi National ParkRedwood National Park1.2M visitors a year15 mi Zoo & aquariumSequoia Park Zoo
30 mi State parkPrairie Creek Redwoods State Park
9 mi MuseumArcata Wastewater Treatment Plant and Wildlife Sanctuary
14 mi MuseumClarke Historical Museum
14 mi MuseumHumboldt Bay Maritime MuseumPhoto credits
Redwood National Park: Michael Schweppe, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park: California Department of Parks and Recreation, Public domain · Arcata Wastewater Treatment Plant and Wildlife Sanctuary: Monotropa_uniflora (talk) (Uploads), Public domain · Clarke Historical Museum: NoeHill, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Humboldt Bay Maritime Museum: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0
Moving to Fieldbrook: who provides what
Fieldbrook is unincorporated, so Humboldt 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 Fieldbrook.
The biggest natural risk in Fieldbrook is inland flooding, at a very high overall level
Of the losses FEMA expects in Fieldbrook, 47% come from inland flooding and 45% from earthquakes. Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 87% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The schools Fieldbrook’s kids attend
The Fieldbrook Elementary school district runs its public schools. Its one school is below. 90 students attend the town’s public school.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fieldbrook ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 90 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts
Most of Fieldbrook’s workers commute out: the town has 0.4 jobs for each of them
In Fieldbrook, the average trip to work is 25 minutes, where California’s towns sit at 28 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. For most workers, Fieldbrook is a place to come home to: only 2% work in town. Also worth knowing: jobs in Fieldbrook grew by 37 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 81. 5.6% of Fieldbrook residents live below the poverty line.
| Fieldbrook | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 5.6% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.8% | 6.6% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $86,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Fieldbrook is
For adults in Fieldbrook, the share who get no exercise outside work is 20%. CDC measures, 32 in all: Fieldbrook beats California on 13 and trails on 9. In Fieldbrook, 31% of adults sleep under 7 hours, and 38% have high blood pressure.
| Fieldbrook | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 36% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 35% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 31% | 35% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 4.7% | 9% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Fieldbrook | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 4.7% | 10.6% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.3% | 17.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.8% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
7.3% of the land in Fieldbrook is protected from building
5.7 miles of trail. Fieldbrook’s trail density stands at 0.6 miles per square mile.
| Fieldbrook | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 7.3% | 4.3% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 1.0 | 0.4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The median home in Fieldbrook sells for about $475K
In Fieldbrook, 78% of households own their home.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Fieldbrook
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Fieldbrook
About 4 of every 100 Fieldbrook residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
98% of working residents leave Fieldbrook for work
Where Fieldbrook’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Fieldbrook
Census-designated place in California, United States
Fieldbrook (formerly Bokman's Prairie and Buckman's Prairie) is a census-designated place in Humboldt County, California, United States. It is located 7 miles (11 km) north-east of Arcata, at an elevation of 203 feet (62 m). The population was 827 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 11 sq mi
- Elevation
- 203 ft
- ZIP code
- 95519
- Area code
- 707
Questions about Fieldbrook
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Fieldbrook, CA a good place to live?
Fieldbrook has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.