Fort DickCA
1,365 people live in this town, settled in 1917.
Is Fort Dick a good place to live?
Fort Dick’s best subject grade is an A− for walkability; its weakest is a D for hazard risk. Fort Dick’s average trip to work is 12 minutes, where California’s towns sit at 28 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Only 99 of California’s 1,058 towns score higher on cost of living. On the outdoors, just 21 of California’s 1,064 towns do worse. Fort Dick has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Fort Dick stand out
Where Fort Dick beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
1,365 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Fort Dick grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Fort Dick is from typical.
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Redwood National Park and 5 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Fort Dick. Close and well known come first.
3 mi National ParkRedwood National Park1.2M visitors a year
7 mi State parkJedediah Smith Redwoods State Park
11 mi Ancient siteBrother Jonathan
19 mi National forestSix Rivers National Forest
34 mi National MonumentOregon Caves National Monument and Preserve64K visitors a year
33 mi State parkPrairie Creek Redwoods State ParkPhoto credits
Redwood National Park: Michael Schweppe, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park: Mario Vaden (talk · contribs), Public domain · Brother Jonathan: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Six Rivers National Forest: Clinton Steeds, CC BY 2.0 · Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve: David Monniaux, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park: California Department of Parks and Recreation, Public domain
Moving to Fort Dick: who provides what
Fort Dick is unincorporated, so Del Norte 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 Fort Dick.
Fort Dick’s schools rank behind 64% of California districts
Its public schools are run by the Del Norte County Unified school district. 452 students attend Fort Dick’s public school.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redwood ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 452 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
Top of a very high hazard risk in Fort Dick: tsunamis
Households here have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2005. Fort Dick’s natural-hazard score from FEMA stands at 90 of 100. 39% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from tsunamis, followed by inland flooding at 31%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
With only 0.4 jobs per working resident, most people in Fort Dick work out of town
Jobs in Fort Dick grew by 57 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 117. 16% of residents live below the poverty line here. The top destinations are Crescent City (32%), Eureka (6%) and Brookings (3%). The town’s middle household income comes in at $71,000.
| Fort Dick | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $71,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.3% | 6.6% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Fort Dick stands out in California and nationally: a typical July afternoon there is cooler
Fort Dick brings warm winters and cool summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 65°, January nights drop to 43° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fort Dick is less healthy than 59% of U.S. towns
Two figures for adults in Fort Dick: 16% smoke cigarettes, 19% report frequent mental distress. Against the California average, Fort Dick comes out ahead on 3 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 12. Fort Dick: 17% of adults report frequent physical distress.
| Fort Dick | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 11% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 72% | 79% |
| What stands out | Fort Dick | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.6% | 10.6% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 12.2% | 14.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.4% | 5.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A larger share of households live in a home they own in Fort Dick than in most of California or the rest of the country
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Fort Dick
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Fort Dick; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Fort Dick residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
98% of working residents leave Fort Dick for work
Where Fort Dick’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Fort Dick
Unincorporated community in California, United States
Fort Dick (Tolowa: Mvn-des-chuu-dvn) is a small unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in rural Del Norte County, California, United States. Fort Dick is approximately five miles (eight kilometers) north of Crescent City, California, and around 15 mi (24 km) south of the California–Oregon state line. Its population is 912 as of the 2020 census, up from 588 from the 2010 census. It is located on the U.S. Route 101 corridor on the Redwood Coast. A post office was set up in 1917.
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- Elevation
- 52 ft
- ZIP code
- 95538
Questions about Fort Dick
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Fort Dick, CA expensive?
The typical home is worth about $307,000, 60% below the California typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.