Local servicesPost officeHappy Camp Post Office9.0 miPoliceSiskiyou County Sheriff's Office Happy Camp8.7 miFire stationHappy Camp Fire Protection and Ambulance District8.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportJack Mc Namara Field Airport CEC45 miInterstateI-538 miUS highwayUS 19926 miAmtrakDunsmuir, CA DUN65 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 96039 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 12 min5:39 am – 8:51 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 9 min7:37 am – 4:46 pm
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People647 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 59.2306 householdsMedian household income $40,333Median home value $161,700Median rent $685 a month57% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $856 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting23.7% unemployment rate49% of adults are in the labour force, 206 employedMain industries: education and health care 21%, retail 20%, public administration 13%Average commute 14 minutes70% drive alone, 13% car-pool, 1% take public transport, 14% walk or cycle, 3% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages20% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher90% finished high school, 8% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 88%, Spanish 5%, other languages 5%, other Indo-European languages 1%3% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 92°F, lows 57°FColdest month December: highs 48°F, lows 37°F52 in of rain a year, on about 78 dayswettest month December3 in of snow a year, on about 2 days65 days above 90°F, 25 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Orleans station, 26 mi away
Parks and public landsKlamath National Forestnational forest · 4.5 mi · 188,442 acresChina Point Ecological Reservestate conservation land · 8.5 mi · 209 acresGale Zinc Memorial Parkpark · 8.6 miSix Rivers National Forestnational forest · 15.4 mi · 977,951 acresRogue River National Forestnational forest · 18.9 mi · 51,948 acresSiskiyou National Forestnational forest · 19.4 mi · 31,543 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes79 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197010 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.6 on 13 Feb 201242 mi away, near Willow Creek, CaliforniaMost recent: magnitude 4.3 on 23 Jan 202444 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateSiskiyou County, CA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Relatively HighWildfire Relatively HighVolcanic activity Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality78% of days had good air in 2025284 of 363 days measured75 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 2 unhealthy daysMedian index 37, worst day 166main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Siskiyou County monitors, CA
Internet at home87% of households have a broadband subscription61% have cable, fibre or DSL23% rely on a mobile data plan alone12% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterHappy Camp C.s.d.serves 1,100 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique1 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation3,830 ft1,167 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
