Iron HorseCA
The town, home to 434 people, lies in California.
Is Iron Horse a good place to live?
Only 6 of the 847 California towns we compare have a lower January low than Iron Horse. 67% of the land in Iron Horse is conserved, above both California’s towns (4.3%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). Iron Horse has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
434 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Iron Horse.
nearly a third of the land in Iron Horse is protected from building
Across 1 park or preserve: 5.7 miles of trail. Iron Horse’s trail density comes in at 0.7 miles per square mile. It has one park or preserve, 2 acres in all.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Tahoe National Forest | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Natural hazards: very high risk in Iron Horse, mostly inland flooding
Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 97% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 47% of Iron Horse’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 36% to wildfires.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
With only 0.0 jobs per working resident, most people in Iron Horse work out of town
Half of commuters travel less than 36 miles. The top destinations are Portola (15%), Delleker (10%) and Sacramento (8%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers: that is Iron Horse’s year
Iron Horse’s July high is 85°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Iron Horse is
In Iron Horse, 17% of adults worry about having enough food. The town does better than the California average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 14. Among adults in the town, 40% have high blood pressure and 26% say their health is fair or poor.
| Iron Horse | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 31% | 35% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 22% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 11% | 14% |
| What stands out | Iron Horse | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 8.1% | 10.6% |
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 67.5% | 57.5% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.8% | 5.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median home in Iron Horse sells for about $550K
For households in Iron Horse, the share who own their home is 76%.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Iron Horse
Moving to Iron Horse: who provides what
Iron Horse 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.
100% of working residents leave Iron Horse for work
Where Iron Horse’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Iron Horse; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Iron Horse residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
About Iron Horse
Place in California, United States
Iron Horse is a census-designated place (CDP) in Plumas County, California, United States. The population was 269 at the 2020 census, down from 297 at the 2010 census.
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- Area
- 7.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 4,944 ft
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