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Biggs

Californiacity

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Total population

2,307

Median home value

$328,400

12.2%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$84,914

Biggs$85k
National$74k

Air quality index

63Moderate
Elevation30 m
Coordinates39.41°, -121.71°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Biggs is a city that lies in California, United States. Its coordinates of 39.410°, -121.713° place it in the warm-temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. The population stands at approximately 2,307. It covers a compact 2.3 km² of land area. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,867 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 73% of daylight hours. That works out to roughly 1,003 residents per square kilometre — a dense urban fabric. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience warm summers and cool winters. Additional figures on demographics, climate, geography and points of interest appear in the sections that follow, all drawn from open public datasets.

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History & geography

Demographics & economy

Median age
28.4
Median home value
$328,400
Housing units
822
Poverty rate
7.4%
Unemployment
11.1%

Race & ethnicity

White
73.2%
Black
0%
Asian
0.4%
Hispanic
27.4%

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Latitude
39.4102
Longitude
-121.7133
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
63
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
2.6
PM10 (µg/m³)
2.9
Ozone (µg/m³)
110
NO₂ (µg/m³)
1.1

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Industrial & pollution facilities

Natural hazard risk

Health (adults)

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
222,778
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Turkey Vulture
    Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    5,086
  • Great Egret
    Ardea alba Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    5,013
  • Black Phoebe
    Sayornis nigricans (Swainson, 1827) · Aves
    4,696
  • Red-tailed Hawk
    Buteo jamaicensis (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
    4,666
  • Red-winged Blackbird
    Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    4,141
  • Great Blue/Cocoi Heron
    Ardea herodias Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    3,830
  • Killdeer
    Charadrius vociferus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    3,555
  • White-crowned Sparrow
    Zonotrichia leucophrys (J.R.Forster, 1772) · Aves
    3,366

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Schools

Earthquake history

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in California

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Geography & sun

Elevation
98 ft (30 m)
Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.11
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,867

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
313
Avg daily Wikipedia views
11
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Biggs

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Nearest stream gauge

Events

Sources

  • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
  • Wikidata
  • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • iNaturalist
  • Open-Elevation
  • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • Open Library
  • NASA EONET