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Spring GardenCA

A town in California.

Settled
1910
116 years ago

Is Spring Garden a good place to live?

Among 847 California towns, just 6 have a lower January low than Spring Garden. We don’t grade Spring Garden yet; the figures below are still real.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Spring Garden.

Natural hazards

Spring Garden faces a very high natural-hazard risk, led by wildfire

99risk score of 100

Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 99% of U.S. communities. 47% of Spring Garden’s expected losses from natural hazards come from wildfires, followed by inland flooding at 45%.

FEMA risk score
99Very high riskLowerHigher
WildfireInland floodingEarthquakes

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Expect four seasons and pleasant summers in Spring Garden

28″snow a winter

The typical July afternoon high for Spring Garden comes to 87°F, below California’s towns (89°F) but above U.S. towns (85°F).

Typical low → high °F

Winter25–45°
Spring33–60°
Summer47–84°
Fall35–67°
Sep 25
typical first frost
May 22
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Spring Garden is

Two figures for adults in Spring Garden: 74% had a checkup this year, 25% have been diagnosed with depression. This California town does better than the California average on 9 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 8. 5.9% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in the town, below both the California town median (9%) and the median of U.S. towns (8.1%). Among adults here, 29% have obesity.

Spring GardenCalifornia townsU.S. towns
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)33%35%36%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)74%72%79%
Depression (CDC PLACES)25%22%23%
No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES)5.9%9%8.1%
32 measures vs. California
9 better15 too close to call8 worse
What stands outSpring GardenCA
Fewer uninsured adults5.9%10.6%
Fewer adults facing food insecurity11.5%17.9%
More adults who have had cancer10.3%6.4%
Plumas District Hospital
9.8 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

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Everything we know about Spring Garden

13pages on Spring Garden
Getting set up

Moving to Spring Garden: who provides what

Spring Garden is unincorporated, so Plumas County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerPlumas-Sierra Rural Elec CoopEIAHIFLD · EIA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & county servicesPlumas CountyPlumas County provides services here
SchoolsPlumas Unified School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn California you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 15 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections herePlumas County Clerk-Recorder-ElectionsPlumas County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jul 2025
ZIP code9597195971 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Spring Garden

Spring Garden’s neighbors

One town shares a border with Spring Garden.

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GreenhornGreenhornSpring Garden
How the neighbors grade
TownCA rankOverallCostSafetySchoolsHealth
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Greenhorn——————

Spring Garden and Greenhorn aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Spring Garden with a neighbor →

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