Honcut Bridge, Spanning South Honcut Creek, Loma Rica, Yuba County, CA
Honcut’s story
170 years in pictures
The archive holds 1 old photo or paper and 3 maps from 1912 on.
- 1856Honcut is settled
HoncutCA
A town of 271, settled in 1856.
Population
271
Census survey, 2020–24
Median home value
$275K
Census ACS
Household income
$188K
median
Median age
41.8
years
Jobs based here
50
A commuter town
Is Honcut a good place to live?
54% of residents live below the poverty line in Honcut, against 10% in California’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Honcut has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Small town
271 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Getting set up
Moving to Honcut: who provides what
Honcut is unincorporated, so Butte County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerPG&E37.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & county servicesButte CountyButte County provides services here
SchoolsOroville Union High School DistrictPalermo Union Elementary School District2 districts serve Honcut; 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.govWho runs elections hereButte County ElectionsButte County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2025
ZIP code9596695966 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 Honcut.
Schools
The schools Honcut’s kids attend
Public schools: the Palermo Union Elementary school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| HoncutLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–3 | Grades K–3 | 14 | – |
NCES · EDFacts
Natural hazards
Honcut faces a very high natural-hazard risk, led by drought
Honcut’s FEMA hazard score comes in at 88 of 100. FEMA puts 36% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to drought, and 32% to inland flooding.
88risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
DroughtInland floodingWildfire
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Work & commute
Honcut has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Only 1% of working residents stay in Honcut for work; the rest commute out. Jobs in Honcut grew by 24 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 50. For half of commuters, work is under 14 miles away. The top destinations are Oroville (29%), Chico (10%) and Sacramento (5%).
1%work in town
Where working residents work
In Honcut1%
Oroville29%
Chico10%
Sacramento5%
Marysville4%
14 mi
median commute distance
50
jobs based in Honcut
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
The climate in Honcut brings four seasons and hot summers
The midsummer high in Honcut is 96°F.
96°summer high
Typical low → high °F
Winter40–58°
Spring49–74°
Summer61–94°
Fall51–78°
Dec 13
typical first frost
Jan 30
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
96°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Outdoors
In Honcut, 10% of the land is conserved
For Honcut, the density of trails is 0.3 miles per square mile. 1.3 miles of trail.
10%conserved
10%
conserved · 271 of 2,696 acres
1.3 mi
of trails · 0.3 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Health
How healthy Honcut is
Among adults in Honcut, 14% have diabetes. Honcut: a quarter of adults say their health is fair or poor, above both California’s towns (22%) and U.S. towns (19%).
| Honcut | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 22% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 12% | 12% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 73% | 72% | 79% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
32 measures vs. California
0 better24 too close to call8 worse
| What stands out | Honcut | CA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 6.7% | 5.1% |
| More adults with heart disease | 7.2% | 5.6% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 3.9% | 3.1% |
Orchard Hospital
8.2 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Housing
The median home in Honcut sells for about $300K
Honcut: 69% of households live in a home they own.
$300Kmedian sale price
1
homes sold in March
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Honcut
17pages on Honcut
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Honcut
About 0 of every 100 Honcut residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
A commuter town
99% of working residents leave Honcut for work
Where Honcut’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
50jobs based in Honcut
1%of working residents work in town
14 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Honcut
Census-designated place in California, United States
Honcut (formerly, Moores Station) is a census-designated place in Butte County, California, United States. It lies at an elevation of 108 feet (33 m). Lower Honcut Road links the community to California State Route 70. Honcut is near the Yuba County line. Honcut was a stop on the California and Northern Railroad (later Southern Pacific) from the railroad's construction in the 1860s. In 1883, a sawmill was built in Honcut at the terminus of a V-flume from nearby Woodleaf, making Honcut "a bustling, active town." Honcut's post office was established in 1856 and moved back and forth several times between Butte and Yuba Counties, before being closed for good in 1943. Moores Station (named for...
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 4.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 108 ft
- Area code
- 530
Questions about Honcut
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Honcut, CA a good place to live?
Honcut has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.