River PinesCA
The town was settled in 1948 and has 374 residents today.
Is River Pines a good place to live?
56% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in River Pines, above both the California town median (29%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). No town among the 848 in California we compare has a higher share of homes lived in by their owners than River Pines. River Pines has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
374 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to River Pines: who provides what
River Pines is unincorporated, so Amador 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 River Pines.
Natural hazards: very high risk in River Pines, mostly avalanches
Of the losses FEMA expects in River Pines, 36% come from avalanches and 26% from drought. Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 96% of U.S. communities. Federal disaster aid has reached households in River Pines once, in 2022.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
River Pines has 0.0 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
The top destinations are Sacramento (8%), Jackson (3%) and San Jose (3%). 17% of River Pines residents live below the poverty line. The median commute is under 58 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Mild winters and hot summers in River Pines
July afternoons reach 92°, January nights drop to 37° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy River Pines is
Of 32 CDC measures, River Pines beats the California average on 11 and trails it on 7. 4.7% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in River Pines. Two figures for adults in the town: 31% feel lonely, 77% had a checkup this year.
| River Pines | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 31% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 36% | 33% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 4.7% | 9% | 8.1% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 77% | 72% | 79% |
| What stands out | River Pines | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 4.7% | 10.6% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.4% | 17.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12.1% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about River Pines
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of River Pines; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 River Pines residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
100% of working residents leave River Pines for work
Where River Pines’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about River Pines
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is River Pines, CA a good place to live?
River Pines has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.