169 years in pictures
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1999 and 3 maps from 1942 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
- 1857Oakville is settled
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.

A town in California. The National Register of Historic Places lists 2 places here.
Oakville’s January low is 38°F, where California’s towns sit at 40°F and U.S. towns at 22°F. Its National Register listings include Far Niente Winery and Oakville Grocery. We don’t grade Oakville yet; the figures below are still real.
Where Oakville beats most towns.
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1999 and 3 maps from 1942 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Oakville. Close and well known come first.
13 mi LakeLake Berryessa
38 mi National MonumentMuir Woods National Monument757K visitors a year
23 mi Theme parkSix Flags Discovery Kingdom
36 mi MountainMount Tamalpais
33 mi National SeashorePoint Reyes National Seashore2.4M visitors a year
18 mi MuseumCharles M. Schulz Museum and Research CenterLake Berryessa: Unknown, Public domain · Muir Woods National Monument: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Six Flags Discovery Kingdom: Tinned Elk, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mount Tamalpais: Originally uploaded by Nelso (Transferred by DimiTalen), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Point Reyes National Seashore: King of Hearts, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center: BrokenSphere, CC BY-SA 3.0
Oakville is unincorporated, so Napa 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Oakville.
Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 94% of U.S. communities. Expected losses in Oakville break down as 46% from drought and 27% from inland flooding. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Oakville once, in 2005.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 38° and snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Among adults in Oakville, 11% smoke cigarettes. Across all 32 CDC measures, Oakville beats California on 9 and trails on 4. In Oakville, nearly three quarters of adults had a checkup this year, and 29% have obesity.
| Oakville | Typical California town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 35% | 36% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 72% | 79% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 29% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 11% | 14% |
| What stands out | Oakville | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.1% | 10.6% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 14% | 17.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.1% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
1.0 miles of trail. Oakville’s trail density is 0.7 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
2 within 15 miles of the center of Oakville
Census-designated place in California, United States
Oakville is a census-designated place (CDP) in the Napa Valley of Napa County, northern California, United States. The population was 49 at the 2020 census. Oakville's ZIP Code is 94562, and it is located in area code 707. The local economy is based on Napa Valley wine production, and Oakville was formally declared a distinct appellation within the Napa Valley AVA in 1993. There are currently 24 wineries and over 5,000 acres (20 km2) of vineyard located within the boundary of the Oakville AVA, among them are the Robert Mondavi Winery, the Opus One Winery, and wineries of Heitz Wine Cellars and Screaming Eagle.
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We don’t grade Oakville yet; the figures below are still real. A town in California. The National Register of Historic Places lists 2 places here.