Biggs

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Biggs

Total population

2,307

Median home value

$328,400

12.2%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$84,914

Biggs$85k

National$74k

Founded

1903

Air quality index

63Moderate

Elevation30 m

Land area1.65 km²

Weather91°F · Sunny

Coordinates39.41°, -121.71°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Biggs is a city in Butte County, California, United States. The population was 1,964 at the 2020 census, up from 1,707 at the 2010 census.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

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

Geography

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

Current forecast

Forecast for Biggs, CA from NOAA NWS API.

Air quality

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

Wildlife & biodiversity

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

Notable people from here

I

Isaac Austin

American basketball player-coach

Winford Lee Lewis

American chemist (1878-1943)

Wally Westlake

American baseball player (1920–2019)

M

Michael Porter

American wrestling announcer

A

Alex Austin

American basketball player (born 1967)

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

Nearby places in California

• Live Oak
  9.5 mi away · pop. 9,347
• Oroville
  10.1 mi away · pop. 20,042
• Palermo
  10.3 mi away
• Oroville East
  13.5 mi away
• Durham
  15.7 mi away · pop. 5,340
• Princeton
  16.3 mi away
• Butte Valley
  18.2 mi away
• Marysville
  19.2 mi away · pop. 12,726
• Butte Creek Canyon
  23.1 mi away
• Paradise
  24.4 mi away
• Forbestown
  25.2 mi away · pop. 90
• Nord
  28.2 mi away

Browse all places in California →

Geography & sun

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

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Biggs

Biology

Alton L. Biggs · 1998

Sudoku Genius Mind Exercises Volume 1

Biggs Califor State of Mind Collection · 2019

The Rabbit Factory

Marshall Karp · 2006

Bloodthirsty

Marshall Karp · 2007

Flipping out

Marshall Karp · 2009

Common dragonflies of California

Kathy Biggs · 2000

Flipping Out

Marshall Karp · 2009

Butte County, California, Gridley-Biggs Cemetery

1992

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire LUCAS, Lake, California
  Wildfires · 2026-09-10 · 70 mi
• Wildfire LUCAS, Lake, California
  Wildfires · 2026-09-10 · 70 mi
• Wildfire FELIZ, Mendocino, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-01 · 83 mi
• Wildfire FLORISTON, Nevada, California
  Wildfires · 2026-09-16 · 90 mi
• Wildfire Bug, Lassen, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-08 · 92 mi
• Wildfire Hawk, Washoe, Nevada
  Wildfires · 2026-08-22 · 94 mi
• Wildfire Hawk, Washoe, Nevada
  Wildfires · 2026-08-22 · 94 mi
• Wildfire Fred Mt, Washoe, Nevada
  Wildfires · 2026-08-09 · 102 mi

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

Recently spotted species

California King Snake

Lampropeltis californiae

Seen 2026-09-28

Red Swamp Crayfish

Procambarus clarkii

Seen 2026-09-28

Gadwall

Mareca strepera

Seen 2026-09-23

California Buckwheat

Eriogonum fasciculatum

Seen 2026-09-21

Mule Deer

Odocoileus hemionus

Seen 2026-09-19

Northern Yellow Warbler

Setophaga aestiva

Seen 2026-09-17

American Mink

Neogale vison

Seen 2026-09-17

California Quail

Callipepla californica

Seen 2026-09-13

Ring-billed Gull

Larus delawarensis

Seen 2026-09-13

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