CaliforniaKY
A town of 88, settled in 1852.
Is California a good place to live?
California has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
88 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Ark Encounter and 53 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around California. Close and well known come first.
Big draw27 mi Theme parkArk Encounter
Big draw29 mi Theme parkKings Island3.5M visitors a year
18 mi Stadium & arenaPaycor Stadium
18 mi Stadium & arenaGreat American Ball Park
20 mi Stadium & arenaNippert Stadium
19 mi Stadium & arenaTQL StadiumPhoto credits
Ark Encounter: OlinEJ, CC0 · Kings Island: Eli Duke from Portland, OR, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Paycor Stadium: JonRidinger, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Great American Ball Park: Eric Kilby profile at Flickr website, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Nippert Stadium: Ben Levin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · TQL Stadium: Cornfield948, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Moving to California: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in California, 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 California.
High risk in California, with inland flooding at the top
Expected losses in California break down as 66% from inland flooding and 13% from tornadoes. On expected storm and flood damage, California sits above three quarters of U.S. communities. Also worth knowing: 18 flood insurance claims have been paid in the town since 1979.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Four seasons and pleasant summers in California
Summer afternoons peak near 87° in July, and January nights bottom out around 24°; snowfall runs to about 23 inches a winter. California brings chilly winters and warm summers.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy California is
20% of adults in California get no exercise outside work; 17% binge drink. Against the Kentucky average, California comes out ahead on 15 CDC measures out of 31, and behind on 2. In California, just over one in ten adults report frequent physical distress. Among adults here, 16% say their health is fair or poor, where Kentucky’s towns sit at 23% and U.S. towns at 19%.
| California | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 27% | 25% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 16% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 23% | 19% |
| What stands out | California | KY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults in fair or poor health | 15.5% | 22.4% |
| Fewer adults with COPD | 7.2% | 10.2% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 23.2% | 18.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about California
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of California
About 2 of every 100 California residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Kentucky.
About California
City in Kentucky, United States
California is a home rule-class city in Campbell County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 83 at the 2020 census.
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- Established
- 1852
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 482 ft
- ZIP code
- 41007
- Area code
- 859
Questions about California
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is California, KY a good place to live?
California has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What is California, KY known for?
2 notable people were born here, including Kaari Upson and Mary Hissem De Moss.