NicolausCA
Home to 102 people, the town was established in 1850.
Is Nicolaus a good place to live?
Nicolaus’ July high is 96°F, where California’s towns sit at 89°F and U.S. towns at 85°F. Among 848 California towns, just 10 have a higher median age than Nicolaus. Nicolaus has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
102 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Nicolaus: who provides what
Nicolaus is unincorporated, so Sutter 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 Nicolaus.
Nicolaus has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Just 1% of Nicolaus’s working residents have a job in town. The top destinations are Sacramento (16%), Roseville (5%) and West Sacramento (4%). Half the trips to work are shorter than 22 miles.
| Nicolaus | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.2% | 6.6% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 8.8% | 10% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
A larger share of households in Nicolaus are owner-occupiers than in the typical California or U.S. town
The typical Nicolaus home is worth about $540,000, up 3.7% in a year, 29% below the California typical home.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Expect mild winters and hot summers in Nicolaus
July afternoons reach 96°, January nights drop to 39° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Nicolaus is
Nearly a third of adults in Nicolaus sleep under 7 hours; 75% had a checkup this year. This California town beats the California average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6. The share of adults in Nicolaus who have high blood pressure: 38%.
| Nicolaus | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 31% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 35% | 36% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 75% | 72% | 79% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Nicolaus | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10% | 14.9% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.2% | 10.6% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.5% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Nicolaus faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by drought
Expected losses in Nicolaus break down as 79% from drought and 11% from inland flooding. FEMA expects less storm and flood damage locally than in 56% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
ARCO Arena and 34 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Nicolaus. Close and well known come first.
18 mi Stadium & arenaARCO Arena
26 mi MountainSutter Buttes
23 mi State parkSutter's Fort
23 mi State parkGovernor's Mansion State Historic Park
25 mi Stadium & arenaHornet Stadium
22 mi MuseumCalifornia State Railroad Museum500K visitors a yearPhoto credits
ARCO Arena: CLopez63, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Sutter Buttes: Expedition 32 crew/NASA, Public domain · Sutter's Fort: Ian Howard, CC BY 2.5 · Governor's Mansion State Historic Park: Mark James Miller, CC BY 3.0 · Hornet Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · California State Railroad Museum: The original uploader was Swampyank at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0
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Everything we know about Nicolaus
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Nicolaus; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Nicolaus residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
99% of working residents leave Nicolaus for work
Where Nicolaus’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Nicolaus
Census-designated place in California, United States
Nicolaus is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sutter County, California, United States. Nicolaus is part of the Yuba City Metropolitan Statistical Area. Nicolaus sits at an elevation of 26 feet (7.9 m). The 2020 United States census reported Nicolaus's population was 176. It is named after Nicolaus Allgeier, a local rancher. The town's former names included Nicolaus Ferry and Nicolaus' Ranche.
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- Area
- 3.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 26 ft
- ZIP code
- 95659
Questions about Nicolaus
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Nicolaus, CA a good place to live?
Nicolaus has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.