SpauldingCA
The town has 369 residents and lies in California.
Is Spaulding a good place to live?
40% of residents live below the poverty line in Spaulding, where California’s towns sit at 10% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Only 2 of the 847 California towns we compare have a lower typical household income than Spaulding. 68% of the land in Spaulding is conserved, against 4.3% in California’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Spaulding has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
369 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Spaulding: who provides what
Spaulding is unincorporated, so Lassen 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 Spaulding.
Conservation land takes up nearly a third of Spaulding
Spaulding’s density of trails stands at 1.6 miles per square mile. 5.3 miles of trail.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Very high risk in Spaulding, with inland flooding at the top
Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 81% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 56% of Spaulding’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 29% to wildfires.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Spaulding
July afternoons reach 86° and January nights drop to 19°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Compared with most of California and the rest of the country, more of Spaulding’s adults have high blood pressure
The share of adults in Spaulding who sleep under 7 hours: 37%. The town does better than the California average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 14.
| Spaulding | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 31% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 12% | 12% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 22% | 19% |
| What stands out | Spaulding | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.1% | 10.6% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 11.3% | 14.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 11% | 5.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Spaulding
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Spaulding; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Spaulding residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
About Spaulding
Census-designated place in California, United States
Spalding (formerly Spalding Tract and Spaulding Tract) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Lassen County, California, United States. It is located on the west side of Eagle Lake, 2.1 miles (3.4 km) east-northeast of Whaleback Mountain and 3 miles (4.8 km) northeast of Eagle Lodge, at an elevation of 5138 feet (1566 m). Its population is 206 as of the 2020 census, up from 178 from the 2010 census. In 1914, John S. Spalding laid out the town. The place was subdivided in 1924.
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- Area
- 3.3 sq mi
- Area code
- 530
Questions about Spaulding
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Spaulding, CA a good place to live?
Spaulding has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.