WhitehawkCA
A town of 39.
Is Whitehawk a good place to live?
12% of the land in Whitehawk is conserved, above both California’s towns (4.3%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). Whitehawk has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
39 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Whitehawk: who provides what
Whitehawk is unincorporated, so Plumas 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 Whitehawk.
Top of a very high hazard risk in Whitehawk: inland flooding
Whitehawk’s FEMA hazard score is 98 of 100, above both the California town median (88 of 100) and the median of U.S. towns (44 of 100). Expected losses in Whitehawk break down as 58% from inland flooding and 28% from wildfires.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The climate in Whitehawk brings four seasons and pleasant summers
Summer afternoons peak near 87° in July, and January nights bottom out around 23°; snowfall runs to about 38 inches a winter. Summers in Whitehawk are warm, and winters chilly, snowy.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Conserved land covers 11.9% of Whitehawk
1.6 miles of trail. In Whitehawk, the trail density is 0.6 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Whitehawk stands out in California and nationally, with fewer of its adults who sleep under 7 hours
8.7% of adults binge drink in Whitehawk. CDC measures, 32 in all: Whitehawk beats California on 16 and trails on 10. Among 848 California towns, just 3 have a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Whitehawk.
| Whitehawk | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 8.7% | 16% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 35% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 50% | 31% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 85% | 72% | 79% |
| What stands out | Whitehawk | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 3.7% | 10.6% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 5.8% | 14.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 18.1% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Whitehawk
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Whitehawk; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Whitehawk residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
About Whitehawk
Place in California, United States
Whitehawk is a census-designated place in Plumas County, California, United States. The population was 144 at the 2020 census, up from 113 at the 2010 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 2.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 4,501 ft
Questions about Whitehawk
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Whitehawk, CA a good place to live?
Whitehawk has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.