Magalia

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Magalia

Total population

7,389

Median home value

$280,600

17.3%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$56,920

Magalia$57k

National$74k

Elevation711 m

Land area36.31 km²

Weather85°F · Sunny

Coordinates39.82°, -121.61°

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

Magalia is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Butte County, California, United States. The population was 7,795 at the 2020 census, down from 11,310 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 Magalia, CA from NOAA NWS API.

Notable people from here

T

Tiffany Brissette

American actress

P

Paul Henderson

French basketball player

Jeff Maehl

American football player

W

Ward Walsh

American football player

Jeanette Antolin

American gymnast

Shuga Cain

American drag performer, and baker

Nate Smith

American country music singer, musician and songwriter

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

Nearby places in California

• Paradise
  4.5 mi away
• Butte Creek Canyon
  7.4 mi away
• Butte Valley
  10.6 mi away
• Durham
  16.3 mi away · pop. 5,340
• Nord
  18.7 mi away
• Oroville
  22.5 mi away · pop. 20,042
• Oroville East
  23.4 mi away
• Forbestown
  27.1 mi away · pop. 90
• Palermo
  27.2 mi away
• Orland
  31.1 mi away
• Little Grass Valley
  35 mi away
• Lake Almanor West
  35.8 mi away

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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 Magalia

Sudoku Genius Mind Exercises Volume 1

Magalia Calif State of Mind Collection · 2019

Magalia to Stirling City

Robert Colby · 2005

Following is a list of seed of plants and trees collected in the California area

O. Kenneth Smith (Firm) · 1956

List of western tree and shrub seed collected by O. Kenneth Smith

O. Kenneth Smith (Firm) · 1950

6. Smith, O. Kenneth

O. Kenneth Smith (Firm) · 1953

1955 seed price list (wholesale)

O. Kenneth Smith (Firm) · 1955

1957 seed price list (wholesale)

O. Kenneth Smith (Firm) · 1957

1957 seed price list

O. Kenneth Smith (Firm) · 1957

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Bug, Lassen, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-08 · 84 mi
• Wildfire LUCAS, Lake, California
  Wildfires · 2026-09-10 · 85 mi
• Wildfire LUCAS, Lake, California
  Wildfires · 2026-09-10 · 85 mi
• Wildfire FLORISTON, Nevada, California
  Wildfires · 2026-09-16 · 89 mi
• Wildfire Hawk, Washoe, Nevada
  Wildfires · 2026-08-22 · 90 mi
• Wildfire Hawk, Washoe, Nevada
  Wildfires · 2026-08-22 · 90 mi
• Wildfire Fred Mt, Washoe, Nevada
  Wildfires · 2026-08-09 · 93 mi
• Wildfire FELIZ, Mendocino, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-01 · 101 mi

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

Recently spotted species

Golden Tortoise Beetle

Charidotella sexpunctata

Seen 2026-09-21

Isabella Tiger Moth

Pyrrharctia isabella

Seen 2026-09-21

Turkey Vulture

Cathartes aura

Seen 2026-09-20

North American Common Water Strider

Aquarius remigis

Seen 2026-09-20

Southern Alligator Lizard

Elgaria multicarinata

Seen 2026-09-18

Western Gray Squirrel

Sciurus griseus

Seen 2026-09-18

California Dutchman's Pipe

Aristolochia californica

Seen 2026-09-16

Vinegar Weed

Trichostema lanceolatum

Seen 2026-09-15

Pacific poison oak

Toxicodendron diversilobum

Seen 2026-09-15

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