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TobinCA

A town in California.

Land area
5 sq mi
Settled
1921
105 years ago

Is Tobin a good place to live?

Tobin’s January low is 28°F, below the California town median (40°F) but above the median of U.S. towns (22°F). We don’t grade Tobin yet; the figures below are still real.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Tobin.

Natural hazards

Tobin stands out in California and nationally: the FEMA risk score there is higher

100risk score of 100

Households in Tobin have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2021. 59% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by wildfires at 35%. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 100% of U.S. communities.

FEMA risk score
100Very high riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingWildfire
1
federal disasters paid out here
Full pageTobin’s hazards pageOpen the full Hazards page
What it facesVery high riskFlood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on recordPast disasters1 federal disaster · Paid out in TobinGet ready0.5 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

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

Climate

The climate in Tobin brings four seasons and hot summers

28″snow a winter

The town’s peak summer temperature is 89°F.

Typical low → high °F

Winter28–49°
Spring36–63°
Summer49–86°
Fall38–70°
Sep 25
typical first frost
May 22
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
Full pageTobin’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page
A year of weatherJuly highs 89°, January lows 28°Rain & snow28″ of snow a winter · 63 inches of rain and snow a yearHeating & coolingMostly a heating billThen and now+1.1° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Tobin

12pages on Tobin
The big questions
Natural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 100% of U.S. communities · inland flooding
Out and about
PlacesAttractions12 nearby · Bidwell Park 28 miLibraryPlumas County LibraryColleges
The story
HistorySettled 1921Climate89° summer highs · 28″ of snow
Day to day
NewsWeatherHandbookTown SquareNeighbors
Getting set up

Moving to Tobin: who provides what

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

PowerPG&E37.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · 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 code9591595915 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

None within 15 miles of Tobin; the nearest are

Feather River Community College DistrictCommunity college · Public · Quincy17.2 mi$1,465 in-state tuitionButte CollegeCommunity college · Public · Oroville27.1 mi$1,356 in-state tuitionCalifornia State University-ChicoUniversity or college · Public · Chico32.4 mi$8,472 in-state tuition

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About Tobin

Place in California, United States

Tobin is a census-designated place (CDP) in Plumas County, California, United States. The population was 19 at the 2020 census, up from 12 at the 2010 census.

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

Area
5.0 sq mi
Elevation
2,064 ft

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