Newell

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

Newell is a census-designated place in Modoc County, California, United States. It is located 50 miles (80 km) west-northwest of Alturas, at an elevation of 4,042 feet (1,232 m). Its population is 301 as of the 2020 census, down from 449 from the 2010 census.

History & geography

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

Geography

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

Current forecast

Forecast for Newell, CA from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Notable people from here

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

Nearby places in California

• Mount Hebron
  34.1 mi away
• New Pine Creek
  54.9 mi away
• Nubieber
  55.5 mi away
• Montague
  61.3 mi away
• Hornbrook
  61.6 mi away · pop. 268
• Mount Shasta
  63 mi away
• Likely
  63.7 mi away
• Dunsmuir
  65.4 mi away · pop. 1,407
• Big Bend
  67.4 mi away · pop. 67
• Madeline
  73.8 mi away
• Hat Creek
  76.2 mi away · pop. 57
• Montgomery Creek
  77.9 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 Newell

Patriot Children California Transplants

Richard L. Newell · 2018

San Clemente California Spanish Village by the Sea

Mike Newell · 2009

Patriot Children Episode One California Transplants

Richard L. Newell · 2019

Structure of metamorphic rocks at Mineral King, California

Mark Newell Christensen · 1963

The attitude of California on slavery and disunion

James Blair Newell · 1909

Sagebrush corner

William Newell Davis · 1974

Afrikaner politics in South Africa, 1934-1948

Newell M. Stultz · 1974

California's retraction statute

Thomas M. Newell · 1951

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Wrights Spring, Klamath, Oregon
  Wildfires · 2026-08-05 · 44 mi
• Wildfire Picture Rock, Lake, Oregon
  Wildfires · 2026-08-16 · 83 mi
• Wildfire Fielder Mtn, Jackson, Oregon
  Wildfires · 2026-08-13 · 101 mi
• Wildfire MP18, Humboldt, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-07 · 131 mi
• Wildfire Bug, Lassen, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-08 · 165 mi
• Wildfire Fred Mt, Washoe, Nevada
  Wildfires · 2026-08-09 · 167 mi
• Wildfire Stallion, Washoe, Nevada
  Wildfires · 2026-08-10 · 172 mi
• Wildfire Hawk, Washoe, Nevada
  Wildfires · 2026-08-22 · 178 mi

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

Recently spotted species

American Bullfrog

Lithobates catesbeianus

Seen 2026-09-17

White-faced Ibis

Plegadis chihi

Seen 2026-09-14

Snowy Egret

Egretta thula

Seen 2026-09-14

Black-crowned Night Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

Seen 2026-09-14

Western Grebe

Aechmophorus occidentalis

Seen 2026-09-14

Ring-necked Pheasant

Phasianus colchicus

Seen 2026-09-14

Savannah Sparrow

Passerculus sandwichensis

Seen 2026-09-14

Western Fence Lizard

Sceloporus occidentalis

Seen 2026-09-14

American White Pelican

Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

Seen 2026-09-12

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

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-09-02 10:00 UTC.