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Spring ValleyCA

In California, this town has 853 residents.

Is Spring Valley a good place to live?

Spring Valley’s typical journey to work is 44 minutes, above both California’s towns (28 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). 47% of the land in Spring Valley is conserved, above both California’s towns (4.3%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest place to walk is Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument, 1,248 acres with 1.7 miles of trail. Spring Valley has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

853 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Getting set up

Moving to Spring Valley: who provides what

Spring Valley is unincorporated, so Lake County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerPG&E37.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterLake County Csa 2 - Spring Valley water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & county servicesLake CountyLake County provides services here
SchoolsKonocti 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 hereLake County Registrar of VotersLake County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jul 2025
ZIP code9542395423 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.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Spring Valley.

Outdoors

Nearly a third of Spring Valley is conserved land

Walkers can cover 2.0 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The density of trails in Spring Valley is 0.4 miles per square mile.

46.7%conserved
46.7%
conserved · 1,481 of 3,169 acres
2.0 mi
of trails · 0.4 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument1.7 mi1,248

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Natural hazards

Compared with most of California and the rest of the country, the FEMA risk score in Spring Valley is higher

Federal disaster aid has reached households in Spring Valley once, in 2020. Expected losses in Spring Valley break down as 44% from inland flooding and 24% from wildfires.

100risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
100Very high riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingWildfireAvalanches
1
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Work & commute

Most of Spring Valley’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them

Commuting out is the norm in Spring Valley: 1% of working residents work locally. Nearly a quarter of Spring Valley residents live below the poverty line. Half commute less than 19 miles. Its typical household income is $49,000.

1%work in town
Spring ValleyCalifornia townsU.S. towns
Below the poverty line23%10%9.6%
Median household income$49,000$95,000$80,000
Working residents who work in town0.9%6.6%8%

Where working residents work

In Spring Valley1%
Clearlake12%
Lakeport6%
Santa Rosa6%
Lower Lake4%
19 mi
median commute distance
31
jobs based in Spring Valley
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Mild winters and hot summers in Spring Valley

The July high for Spring Valley comes to 93°F.

93°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter35–56°
Spring42–69°
Summer57–91°
Fall45–75°
Nov 6
typical first frost
Apr 10
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
93°
typical summer high

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Spring Valley is

In Spring Valley, 17% of adults report frequent physical distress, and 14% have diabetes. The town does better than the California average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 13. For adults here, the share who have high blood pressure is 39%.

Spring ValleyCalifornia townsU.S. towns
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)39%31%35%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)17%14%14%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)14%12%12%
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)24%22%19%
32 measures vs. California
3 better16 too close to call13 worse
What stands outSpring ValleyCA
Fewer uninsured adults7.7%10.6%
More adults screened for colon cancer64.6%57.5%
More adults with COPD8.7%5.1%
Adventist Health Clearlake
7.4 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Spring Valley

16pages on Spring Valley
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Spring Valley; the nearest are

A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Spring Valley for work

Where Spring Valley’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

12% → Clearlake Clearlake 12% 6% → Lakeport Lakeport 6% 6% → Santa Rosa Santa Rosa 6% 4% → Lower Lake Lower Lake 4% 4% → Ukiah Ukiah 4% 3% → Clearlake Oaks Clearlake Oaks 3% Spring Valley · 1% stay
31jobs based in Spring Valley
1%of working residents work in town
19 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Spring Valley

Census-designated place in California, United States

Spring Valley is a census-designated place in Lake County, California. Spring Valley sits at an elevation of 1,581 feet (482 m). The 2020 United States census reported Spring Valley's population was 964.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
5.0 sq mi
Elevation
1,581 ft
Area code
707

Questions about Spring Valley

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Spring Valley, CA a good place to live?

Spring Valley has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.