Junction CityCA
A town of 1,190, settled in 1861. Public schools that outperform most of California.
Is Junction City a good place to live?
Junction City’s best subject grade is an A for schools; its weakest is a D− for hazard risk. 30% of the land in Junction City is conserved, against 4.3% in California’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Trinity Alps Wilderness, at 180 acres. Junction City has 1 place on the National Register. Junction City has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Junction City stand out
Where Junction City beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
1,190 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Junction City grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Junction City is from typical.
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Moving to Junction City: who provides what
Junction City is unincorporated, so Trinity 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 Junction City.
The typical home in Junction City is valued at about $222K
In the year to September 2026, typical home values slipped 15%. For households in Junction City, the share who live in a home they own is 74%.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Junction City’s schools rank ahead of 94% of California districts
Its one school is below. The public schools here belong to the Junction City Elementary school district. The town’s only public school teaches 65 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junction City ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 65 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
Compared with most of California and the rest of the country, the FEMA risk score in Junction City is higher
FEMA puts 48% of Junction City’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 40% to wildfires. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Junction City after 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2021. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 100% of U.S. communities.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Open space protected for good: nearly a third of Junction City
Trails total 7.2 miles in 1 park or preserve. For Junction City, the trail network density is 0.3 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Trinity Alps Wilderness | 0.5 mi | 180 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A larger share of adults in Junction City have high blood pressure than in the typical California or U.S. town
In Junction City, 33% of adults have obesity, above the California town median (29%) but below the median of U.S. towns (35%). Among adults here, 15% have diabetes. Also worth knowing: the town beats the California average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 12. Two figures for adults locally: 18% report frequent physical distress, 17% smoke cigarettes.
| Junction City | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 31% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 11% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 12% | 12% |
| What stands out | Junction City | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.3% | 10.6% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 12.4% | 14.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.7% | 5.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Junction City’s workers commute out
Half commute less than 43 miles. Junction City’s average commute comes in at 15 minutes. Just 6% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. In Junction City, 16% of residents live below the poverty line.
| Junction City | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 15 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 10% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Everything we know about Junction City
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Junction City; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Junction City residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
94% of working residents leave Junction City for work
Where Junction City’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Junction City
Census-designated place in California, United States
Junction City is a census-designated place (CDP) in Trinity County, California, United States. Junction City sits at an elevation of 1,909 feet (582 m). Its population is 658 as of the 2020 census, down from 680 from the 2010 census. Junction City is located 8 miles (13 km) west of Weaverville. The Trinity River runs through the town and heads northwest from there. The ZIP Code is 96048. The community is served by area code 530.
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- Area
- 28 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,909 ft
- ZIP code
- 96048
Questions about Junction City
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Junction City, CA a good place to live?
Public schools that outperform most of California.
Is Junction City, CA expensive?
Yes. That is 4.2 years of the area's median household income ($53,002 across the county). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.