Lake DavisCA
A town in California.
Is Lake Davis a good place to live?
Among 847 California towns, just 6 have a lower January low than Lake Davis. We don’t grade Lake Davis yet; the figures below are still real.
Moving to Lake Davis: who provides what
Lake Davis 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 Lake Davis.
Lake Davis has a very high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Lake Davis’ risk rating from FEMA comes in at 97 of 100. 47% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by wildfires at 36%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The climate in Lake Davis brings four seasons and pleasant summers
The July high for Lake Davis comes to 84°F, below California’s towns (89°F) and close to U.S. towns (85°F).
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A larger share of adults in Lake Davis have been diagnosed with depression than in the typical California or U.S. town
In Lake Davis, just over two in five adults have high blood pressure. The share of adults in Lake Davis who have diabetes is 15%, above both the California town median (12%) and the median of U.S. towns (12%). The town does better than the California average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 13.
| Lake Davis | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 14% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 31% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 16% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 22% | 23% |
| What stands out | Lake Davis | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.2% | 10.6% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 11.5% | 14.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 11.3% | 5.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Conservation land takes up 1.6% of Lake Davis
2.8 miles of trail. In Lake Davis, the trail density is 0.5 miles per square mile.
| Lake Davis | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.6% | 4.3% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 1.0 | 0.4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Lake Davis
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Lake Davis; the nearest are
About Lake Davis
Place in California, United States
Lake Davis is a census-designated place (CDP) in Plumas County, California, United States, located on Lake Davis. The population was 72 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 5.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 5,886 ft
Lake Davis’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Lake Davis.
| Town | CA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Davis | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Beckwourth | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Portola | — | — | B− | — | C+ | C |
Portola has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Portola reports no FBI crime data of its own. Lake Davis and Beckwourth aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Lake Davis with a neighbor →
Questions about Lake Davis
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lake Davis, CA a good place to live?
We don’t grade Lake Davis yet; the figures below are still real. A town in California.