La PorteCA
Home to 53 people, the town was settled in 1857.
Is La Porte a good place to live?
La Porte’s age of the median resident is 69.7 years, where California’s towns sit at 39 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. No town among the 848 in California we compare has a higher share of homes lived in by their owners than La Porte. 89% of the land in La Porte is conserved, against 4.3% in California’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. La Porte has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
53 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to La Porte: who provides what
La Porte 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in La Porte.
Protected land: nearly a third of La Porte
5.0 miles of trail. La Porte’s concentration of trails comes in at 1.1 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The biggest natural risk in La Porte is wildfire, at a very high overall level
Of the losses FEMA expects in La Porte, 47% come from wildfires and 45% from inland flooding. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 99% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Snowy winters and pleasant summers: that is La Porte’s year
A winter brings about 82 inches of snow, with January nights at 28° and July afternoons at 82°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Compared with most of California and the rest of the country, more of La Porte’s adults have high blood pressure
Among adults in La Porte, 15% report frequent mental distress. This California town beats the California average on 12 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10. Two figures for adults here: 16% have diabetes, 30% feel lonely.
| La Porte | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 48% | 31% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 12% | 12% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 36% | 33% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | La Porte | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 4.6% | 10.6% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.1% | 14.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 13.9% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about La Porte
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of La Porte; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 La Porte residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
About La Porte
Place in California, United States
La Porte is a census-designated place (CDP) in Plumas County, California, United States. The population was 65 at the 2020 census. The town was known as Rabbit Creek until 1857.
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- Area
- 4.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 4,980 ft
Questions about La Porte
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is La Porte, CA a good place to live?
La Porte has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.