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Dorrington
CaliforniaCDP
Total population
406
Median home value
$478,600
Bachelor's+
Median income
$209,022
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Within California, United States, Dorrington stands as a small census-designated community. Census-style estimates put the resident count near 406. Located at 38.304°, -120.266°, Dorrington occupies a warm-temperate portion of the northern hemisphere. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,910 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 75% of daylight hours. The census-designated community extends across about 10.5 km². Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience warm summers and cool winters. Population density therefore averages about 39 per km², a very sparse settlement pattern. 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
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Dorrington, CA from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Steller's JayCyanocitta stelleri (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves1,452
- Common RavenCorvus corax Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves1,350
- Red-breasted NuthatchSitta canadensis Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves1,327
- Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,295
- Mountain ChickadeePoecile gambeli (Ridgway, 1886) · Aves1,121
- American RobinTurdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves1,106
- Brown CreeperCerthia americana Bonaparte, 1838 · Aves958
- White-headed WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus albolarvatus (Cassin, 1850) · Aves836
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Earthquake history
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire GANN, Calaveras, CaliforniaWildfires · 2026-08-03 · 31 mi
- Wildfire DOME, Mariposa, CaliforniaWildfires · 2026-09-15 · 62 mi
- Wildfire FLORISTON, Nevada, CaliforniaWildfires · 2026-09-16 · 76 mi
- Wildfire Hawk, Washoe, NevadaWildfires · 2026-08-22 · 87 mi
- Wildfire Hawk, Washoe, NevadaWildfires · 2026-08-22 · 87 mi
- Wildfire Bug, Lassen, CaliforniaWildfires · 2026-08-08 · 99 mi
- Wildfire Fred Mt, Washoe, NevadaWildfires · 2026-08-09 · 103 mi
- Wildfire Stallion, Washoe, NevadaWildfires · 2026-08-10 · 112 mi
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
Gallery
Sources
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • NASA EONET