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Maxwell
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Maxwell
Total population
1,245
Median home value
$281,900
Bachelor's+
Median income
$67,768
Air quality index
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
- Heat Advisory · ModerateHeat Advisory issued October 1 at 9:34AM PDT until October 5 at 10:00PM PDT by NWS Sacramento CA
Source: NOAA National Weather Service.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Maxwell is a census-designated place and farm community in Colusa County, California, United States. It lies at an elevation of 95 feet (29 m). Located off Interstate 5, it is home to Maxwell High School. The main crop grown is rice, though a variety of others such as grapes, almonds, olives, squash, and sunflowers are grown as well. Its ZIP code is 95955 and its area code is 530. Maxwell's population was 1,067 at the 2020 census.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
History
The community bears the name of its founder. Swifts Stone Corral is listed as a California Historical Landmark No. 238. The original owner and builder of this stone corral was Granville P. Swift, a native of Kentucky. In 1847 Swift began ranching in Stone Creek Valley in Colusa County. In 1850 he and his partner Frank Sears needed a corral and, as there was no timber in the surrounding country, they built one from the flat stones that were scattered over the area.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
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 Maxwell, CA from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
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
- Great EgretArdea alba Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves3,057
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons (Scopoli, 1769) · Aves3,006
- Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves2,920
- Turkey VultureCathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves2,905
- Snow/Ross's GooseAnser caerulescens (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves2,827
- Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves2,772
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves2,754
- Northern PintailAnas acuta Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves2,611
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Maxwell ElementaryElementary · Maxwell · 143 students · 20.4:1 ratio
- Maxwell Sr HighHigh · Maxwell · 114 students · 14.3:1 ratio
- Maxwell MiddleMiddle · Maxwell · 83 students · 27.7:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
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
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 Maxwell
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire LUCAS, Lake, CaliforniaWildfires · 2026-09-10 · 43 mi
- Wildfire LUCAS, Lake, CaliforniaWildfires · 2026-09-10 · 43 mi
- Wildfire FELIZ, Mendocino, CaliforniaWildfires · 2026-08-01 · 55 mi
- Wildfire GANN, Calaveras, CaliforniaWildfires · 2026-08-03 · 111 mi
- Wildfire FLORISTON, Nevada, CaliforniaWildfires · 2026-09-16 · 116 mi
- Wildfire Bug, Lassen, CaliforniaWildfires · 2026-08-08 · 119 mi
- Wildfire Hawk, Washoe, NevadaWildfires · 2026-08-22 · 121 mi
- Wildfire Hawk, Washoe, NevadaWildfires · 2026-08-22 · 121 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
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Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET