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Kingvale

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Kingvale

Air quality index

33Good
Elevation6118 m
Land area0.97 km²
Weather40°F · Partly Cloudy
Coordinates39.32°, -120.44°

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City facts

Elevation
6118 m
Area
0.97 km²

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Kingvale is a census-designated place (CDP) in Placer County and Nevada County, California, United States. The CDP straddles the border of the two counties, with Nevada County to the north and Placer County to the south. It is located near Soda Springs, 5.5 mi (8.9 km) west of Donner Pass. Kingvale was listed on an official map as of 1955. The population was 128 at the 2020 census.

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History & geography

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 1.0 square miles (2.5 km), 99.12% of it land, and 0.88% of it water.

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Demographics & economy

Geography

Latitude
39.3210
Longitude
-120.4383
Water area
0.01 mi²
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Current forecast

Tonight
40°F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
64°F
Mostly Sunny
Saturday Night
43°F
Mostly Cloudy
Sunday
60°F
Partly Sunny
Sunday Night
37°F
Partly Cloudy
Monday
63°F
Sunny

Forecast for Kingvale, CA from NOAA NWS API.

Air quality

US AQI — Good
33
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
4.3
PM10 (µg/m³)
5.1
Ozone (µg/m³)
70
NO₂ (µg/m³)
0.9

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)
87,715
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Mountain Chickadee
    Poecile gambeli (Ridgway, 1886) · Aves
    3,533
  • Steller's Jay
    Cyanocitta stelleri (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
    2,940
  • Dark-eyed Junco
    Junco hyemalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    2,644
  • American Robin
    Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
    2,256
  • Red-breasted Nuthatch
    Sitta canadensis Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
    2,184
  • Common Raven
    Corvus corax Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    2,108
  • Yellow-rumped Warbler
    Setophaga coronata (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    1,934
  • Western Wood-Pewee
    Contopus sordidulus P.L.Sclater, 1859 · Aves
    1,674

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

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Notable people from here

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Geography & sun

Elevation
6,175 ft (1882 m)
Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.14
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,878

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
136
Avg daily Wikipedia views
5
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

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

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Events

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • NOAA National Weather Service
  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Elevation
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • NASA EONET