WilseyvilleCA
A town of 798, settled in 1947.
Is Wilseyville a good place to live?
Wilseyville’s trail network density is 1.3 miles per square mile, where California’s towns sit at 1.0 and U.S. towns at 0.4. Wilseyville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
798 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Wilseyville: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Wilseyville, and how to reach them.
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 Wilseyville.
A typical Wilseyville home is worth about $273K
87% of Wilseyville households live in a home they own. Typical home values fell 1.7% in the year to September 2026.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The biggest natural risk in Wilseyville is wildfire, at a very high overall level
Federal disaster aid has reached households in Wilseyville once, in 2015. Compared with 98% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage here is higher. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 72% come from wildfires and 22% from inland flooding. 2 flood insurance claims have been paid in the town since 2016.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
More of Wilseyville’s residents live below the poverty line than in the typical California or U.S. town
Half the trips to work are shorter than 56 miles. The top destinations are San Jose (5%), San Andreas (5%) and Sacramento (4%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The climate in Wilseyville brings mild winters and hot summers
A winter brings about 4 inches of snow, with January nights at 34° and July afternoons at 90°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
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Everything we know about Wilseyville
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Wilseyville; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Wilseyville residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
100% of working residents leave Wilseyville for work
Where Wilseyville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Wilseyville
Unincorporated community in California, United States
Wilseyville is an unincorporated community in Calaveras County, California, United States. It lies at an elevation of 2769 feet (844 m). Wilseyville's post office was established in 1947; it has the zip code 95257. Wilseyville was named after Lawrence A. Wilsey, an executive at the American Forest Products Company. Wilseyville is notorious for being the location of the cabin where serial killers Leonard Lake and Charles Ng killed and disposed of some of their victims. Their spree ended in June 1985.
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- Elevation
- 2,769 ft
- ZIP code
- 95257
Questions about Wilseyville
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Is Wilseyville, CA a good place to live?
Wilseyville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.