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Adin
CaliforniaCDP
Adin
Total population
153
Median home value
$117,300
Bachelor's+
Median income
$29,375
Founded
1869
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
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Overview
Adin is a census-designated place in Modoc County, California, United States. It is located 29 miles (47 km) southwest of Alturas, at an elevation of 4,203 feet (1,281 m). Its population is 205 as of the 2020 census, down from 272 from the 2010 census.
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History
Adin, the first town in Modoc County west of the Warner Mountains, was founded in 1869 by Adin McDowell as the supply point for the mining town of Hayden in northern Lassen County, and was named for him in 1870. The Aidenville post office opened in 1871, and changed its name to Adin in 1876. It became a sawmill town in the mid-1930s when the Edgerton Brothers Mill moved into town, from the Adin Mountains. The town suffered devastating fires in 1904, 1915, 1931, and finally in 1939. Following the 1939 fire, the town organized a volunteer fire brigade.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 3.4 square miles (8.9 km), of which 99.82% is land and 0.18% is water. This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Adin has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.
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Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
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Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
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Notable people from here
Nearby places in California
- Nubieber13.7 mi away
- Likely23.8 mi away
- Madeline27.1 mi away
- Hat Creek39.1 mi away · pop. 57
- Old Station43.5 mi away
- Big Bend52.3 mi away · pop. 67
- Montgomery Creek56 mi away
- Clear Creek61.9 mi away · pop. 172
- Mineral63.2 mi away · pop. 133
- Lake Almanor Peninsula64.1 mi away · pop. 412
- New Pine Creek64.1 mi away
- Oak Run65.8 mi away
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
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Books about Adin
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire Wrights Spring, Klamath, OregonWildfires · 2026-08-05 · 96 mi
- Wildfire Bug, Lassen, CaliforniaWildfires · 2026-08-08 · 113 mi
- Wildfire Fred Mt, Washoe, NevadaWildfires · 2026-08-09 · 115 mi
- Wildfire Stallion, Washoe, NevadaWildfires · 2026-08-10 · 121 mi
- Wildfire Picture Rock, Lake, OregonWildfires · 2026-08-16 · 125 mi
- Wildfire Hawk, Washoe, NevadaWildfires · 2026-08-22 · 126 mi
- Wildfire Hawk, Washoe, NevadaWildfires · 2026-08-22 · 126 mi
- Wildfire FLORISTON, Nevada, CaliforniaWildfires · 2026-09-16 · 134 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
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Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
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Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • Wikidata
- • iNaturalist
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET