Almanor, California

Census-designated place in California, United States

40°13′1″N 121°10′38″W / 40.21694°N 121.17722°W / 40.21694; -121.17722Country

United StatesState

CaliforniaCountyPlumasArea

^[1]

• Total0.88 sq mi (2.29 km²) • Land0.88 sq mi (2.29 km²) • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²) 0%Elevation

^[2]

4,554 ft (1,388 m)Population

(2020)

• Total3 • Density3.40/sq mi (1.31/km²)Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)ZIP code

95947

Area code530FIPS code06-01094GNIS feature IDs256193; 2407722U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Almanor, California; U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Almanor, California

Almanor (formerly, Plumas Pines)^[3] was a census-designated place (CDP) in Plumas County, California, United States.^[4] The population was 0 at the 2010 Census, but as of 2020, the population was reported as 3. ^[5] Almanor is located 7 miles (11.3 km) south-southeast of Chester.^[3]

History

The name comes from three daughters of Guy C. Earl, president of the Great Western Power Co.: "Alice", "Martha", and "Elinor".^[3] The Almanor post office opened in 1926.^[3]

Geography

Almanor is located at 40°13′1″N 121°10′38″W / 40.21694°N 121.17722°W / 40.21694; -121.17722 (40.216857, -121.177325),^[6] on the south-west shoreline of Lake Almanor.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.9 square miles (2.3 km²), all land.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
2010	0	—
2020	3	—
U.S. Decennial Census^[7]

As of the 2010 Census,^[8] there were no people living in the CDP.

References

^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Almanor, California
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 351. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Almanor, California
^ "2010 Census P.L. 94-171 Summary File Data". United States Census Bureau.
^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.