MabieCA
A town of 107.
Is Mabie a good place to live?
Of the 848 California towns we compare, none has a higher share of households owning their home than Mabie. 47% of the land in Mabie is conserved, above both California’s towns (4.3%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). Mabie has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
107 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Mabie: who provides what
Mabie 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 Mabie.
Conserved land covers nearly a third of Mabie
3.8 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. At 1.1 miles per square mile, Mabie’s trail density is near the California town median (1.0) and above the median of U.S. towns (0.4).
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Inland flooding leads a very high hazard risk in Mabie
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 97% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Mabie’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Mabie for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Portola (20%), Reno (6%) and Delleker (6%). Half commute less than 32 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Mabie has four seasons and pleasant summers
Mabie has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 23° and about 38 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A larger share of adults have diabetes in Mabie than in most of California or the rest of the country
17% of Mabie adults have diabetes. Mabie beats the California average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 13. 25% of Mabie adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Mabie | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 14% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 12% | 12% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 16% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 22% | 19% |
| What stands out | Mabie | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.6% | 10.6% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.6% | 14.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 12.5% | 5.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Mabie
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Mabie; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Mabie residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
100% of working residents leave Mabie for work
Where Mabie’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Mabie
Place in California, United States
Mabie is a census-designated place in Plumas County, California, United States. Mabie sits at an elevation of 5,341 feet (1,628 m). Mabie is located on the Western Pacific Railroad, 5 miles (8.0 km) east of Blairsden. The 2020 United States census reported Mabie's population was 181.
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- Area
- 3.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 4,882 ft
Questions about Mabie
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Mabie, CA a good place to live?
Mabie has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.