Garberville, California

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Population in July 2007: 12,432.

Males: 6,358	(51.1%)
Females: 6,074	(48.9%)

Median resident age:	38.4 years
California median age:	33.3 years

Zip code: 95542

Estimated median household income in 2007: $35,923 (it was $30,424 in 2000)

Garberville:	$35,923
California:	$59,948

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $21,191

Garberville:	$21,191
California:	$28,678

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $323,498 (it was $129,500 in 2000)

Garberville:	$323,498
California:	$532,300

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Races in Garberville:

White Non-Hispanic (89.0%)
Hispanic (6.5%)
Two or more races (3.9%)
Other race (2.6%)
Black (0.8%)
American Indian (0.8%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Garberville: 104.4 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Elevation: 533 feet

Land area: 851.1 square miles.

Population density: 15 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Garberville

High school or higher: 83.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.1%
Unemployed: 9.1%
Mean travel time to work: 19.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Garberville CCD

Never married: 27.4%
Now married: 51.2%
Separated: 2.2%
Widowed: 6.3%
Divorced: 15.2%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:	0.2%
California:	26.2%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Garberville:	0.6% ($820)
California:	0.8% ($1,564)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Redding, CA (84.4 miles , pop. 80,865).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Sacramento, CA (175.1 miles , pop. 407,018).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (523.6 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Redway, CA (3.1 miles ), Rio Dell, CA (4.5 miles ), Hydesville, CA (4.8 miles ), Fortuna, CA (5.2 miles ), Ferndale, CA (5.4 miles ), Mad River, CA (5.6 miles ), Laytonville-Leggett, CA (6.0 miles ), Pine Hills, CA (6.1 miles ).

Latitude: 40.24 N, Longitude: 123.91 W

Area code: 707

Garberville household income distribution

Most common industries for males (%):

Wood products (22%)
Construction (16%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
Educational services (5%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
Repair and maintenance (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (16%)
Health care (12%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Private households (5%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)

Garberville-area historical earthquake activity is near California state average. It is 1792% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/31/1922 at 13:17:28, a magnitude 7.6 (7.6 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 92.0 miles away from Garberville center
On 4/25/1992 at 18:06:04, a magnitude 7.2 (6.3 MB, 7.1 MS, 7.2 MW, 7.1 MW, Depth: 9.4 mi) earthquake occurred 11.1 miles away from the city center, causing $75,000,000 total damage
On 11/8/1980 at 10:27:34, a magnitude 7.2 (6.2 MB, 7.2 MS, 7.2 MW, 7.0 ML) earthquake occurred 63.3 miles away from the city center
On 1/22/1923 at 09:04:18, a magnitude 7.2 (7.2 UK) earthquake occurred 76.3 miles away from Garberville center
On 9/1/1994 at 15:15:53, a magnitude 7.1 (6.6 MB, 7.0 MS, 7.1 MW, 6.8 ML, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 98.8 miles away from the city center
On 4/26/1992 at 11:18:25, a magnitude 6.7 (6.5 MB, 6.6 MS, 6.7 MW, Depth: 13.8 mi, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 29.0 miles away from Garberville center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Hospital/medical center in Garberville:

JERALD PHELPS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (733 CEDAR ST)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Garberville:

MAD RIVER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; ARCATA, CA)
REDWOOD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; FORTUNA, CA)
SEMPERVIRENS (about 41 miles; EUREKA, CA)

Political contributions by individuals in Garberville, CA

Airports located in Garberville:

Garberville Airport (Runways: 1, Itinerant Ops: 7,700, Local Ops: 8,800)

Amtrak station:
GARBERVILLE (924 REDWOOD DR.) - Bus Station. Services: fully wheelchair accessible, public payphones, full-service food facilities, free short-term parking.

College/University in Garberville:

HEARTWOOD INSTITUTE (Location: 220 HARMONY LN; Private, for-profit)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Garberville:

HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; ARCATA, CA; Full-time enrollment: 6,800)
COLLEGE OF THE REDWOODS (about 41 miles; EUREKA, CA; FT enrollment: 4,071)
MENDOCINO COLLEGE (about 85 miles; UKIAH, CA; FT enrollment: 2,080)
SHASTA COLLEGE (about 91 miles; REDDING, CA; FT enrollment: 5,251)
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-CHICO (about 118 miles; CHICO, CA; FT enrollment: 14,658)
BUTTE COLLEGE (about 133 miles; Oroville, CA; FT enrollment: 7,061)
SANTA ROSA JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 140 miles; SANTA ROSA, CA; FT enrollment: 13,542)

Public high schools in Garberville:

Ettersburg Elementary (Students: 4; Location: 4500 Ettersburg Rd.; Grades: 12630406101893)
Southern Humboldt Community (Students: 3; Location: 901 Myrtle Ave.; Grades: 12101240106179)

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Notable locations in Garberville: Elk Creek Maintenance Station (A), Nadelos Campground (B), Johnson Camp (C), Albee Creek Campground (D), Alderpoint Forest Fire Station (E), Flat Iron Tree (F), Forest Home (G), Founders Tree (H), Wood Ranch (I), Giant Braid (J), Windbigler Ranch (K), Giant Tree (L), Hidden Springs Campground (M), White Ranch (N), Grasshopper Trail Camp (O), Wailaki Campground (P), Phelps Ranch (Q), Perry Ranch (R), Payton Ranch (S), Paull Ranch (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Garberville include: Grace Lutheran Church (A), Our Lady of the Redwoods Catholic Church (B), First Baptist Church (C), Saint Pius X Seminary (D), Saint Andrews Episcopal Church (E), Community Presbyterian Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoir: Benbow Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Rivers and creeks: Albee Creek (A), Allen Creek (B), Monument Creek (C), Nanning Creek (D), Mitzie Creek (E), Larabee Creek (F), Newman Creek (G), Nooning Creek (H), North Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Garberville include: Benbow Lake State Recreation Area (1), Tooby Memorial Park (2), Richardson Grove State Park (3), Humboldt Redwoods State Park (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post offices: Garberville Post Office (A), Harris Post Office (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Hotel: Best Western Humboldt House Inn (701 Redwood Dr) (1). Display/hide its approximate location on the map

Drinking water stations with addresses in Garberville and their reported violations in the past:

RICHARDSON'S GROVE CAMPGROUND & RV PARK (Population served: 750, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JAN-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-06-2003)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-11-1997), St Compliance achieved (SEP-11-1997)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-19-1997), St Compliance achieved (AUG-19-1997)

Past monitoring violations:

Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-1993 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule

2 routine major monitoring violations

Drinking water stations with addresses in Garberville that have no violations reported:

RICHARDSON GROVE SP-STATE PARKS (Population served: 550, Primary Water Source Type: Surface_water)
BRICELAND C.S.D. (Population served: 75, Primary Water Source Type: Surface_water)

Average household size:

This place:	2.4 people
California:	2.9 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	41.8%
Whole state:	68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	9.0%
Whole state:	5.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	20.1%
Whole state:	14.2%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	7.1%
Whole state:	6.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Garberville, CA

People in group quarters in Garberville

230 people in state prisons
107 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
11 people in nursing homes
11 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
10 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Garberville compared to California state average:

Median household income below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
Number of rooms per house below state average.
House age below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Banks with branches in Garberville (2009 data):

Umpqua Bank: Garberville Branch at 915 Redwood Drive, Suite B, branch established on 1998-08-03. Info updated 2009-01-21: Bank assets: $8,599.1 mil, Deposits: $6,666.5 mil, headquarters in Roseburg, OR, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 159 total offices, Holding Company: Umpqua Holdings Corporation
North Valley Bank: Garberville Branch at 793 Redwood Drive, branch established on 1948-04-26. Info updated 2006-08-03: Bank assets: $878.5 mil, Deposits: $758.0 mil, headquarters in Redding, CA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 27 total offices, Holding Company: North Valley Bancorp

Fire-safe hotels and motels in Garberville, California

Sherwood Forest Motel, 814 Redwood Dr, Garberville, CA 95542, Phone: (707) 923-2724
Best Western Humboldt House In, 701 Redwood Dr, Garberville, CA 95542, Phone: (707) 923-2771, Fax: (707) 923-4259

All 2 fire-safe hotels and motels in Garberville, California

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Humboldt County California:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Wood (36%) Utility gas (27%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (22%) Electricity (11%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%) Other fuel (1%)

Religion statistics for Garberville

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Southern Baptist Convention	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Assemblies of God
Adherents	54.4%	5.6%	5.6%	4.7%	3.5%
Congregations	9.9%	9.9%	4.6%	9.2%	10.5%

Name	Seventh-Day Adventist Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Episcopal Church	Church of the Nazarene	Other religions
Adherents	3.3%	3.1%	2.6%	2.2%	14.9%
Congregations	3.9%	4.6%	3.3%	3.3%	40.8%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

6.08% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,952 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.08%
California average:	5.75%

0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($227 average AGI)
Humboldt County: 0.07%
California average: 0.21%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Los Angeles County, CA	0.31% ($45,201 average AGI)
from Shasta County, CA	0.21% ($24,043)
from San Diego County, CA	0.20% ($28,314)

6.58% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,468 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.58%
California average:	6.27%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($254 average AGI)
Humboldt County: 0.06%
California average: 0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Shasta County, CA	0.30% ($35,877 average AGI)
to Sacramento County, CA	0.24% ($27,660)
to Sonoma County, CA	0.21% ($34,554)

Strongest AM radio stations in Garberville:

KNCR (1090 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FORTUNA, CA; Owner: MILLER BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
KWSW (790 AM; 5 kW; EUREKA, CA; Owner: EUREKA BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
KINS (980 AM; 5 kW; EUREKA, CA; Owner: EUREKA BROADCASTING CO.)
KGOE (1480 AM; 5 kW; EUREKA, CA; Owner: BICOASTAL MEDIA LLC)
KCBS (740 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
KNBR (680 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KNBR LICO, INC.)
KTRB (860 AM; 50 kW; MODESTO, CA; Owner: PAPPAS RADIO OF CALIFORNIA, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KGO (810 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KGO-AM RADIO, INC.)
KFBK (1530 AM; 50 kW; SACRAMENTO, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
KKOH (780 AM; 50 kW; RENO, NV; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KFIA (710 AM; 25 kW; CARMICHAEL, CA; Owner: VISTA BROADCASTING INC.)
KHTK (1140 AM; 50 kW; SACRAMENTO, CA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
KTCT (1050 AM; 50 kW; SAN MATEO, CA; Owner: SUSQUEHANNA RADIO CORP.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Garberville:

KLVG (103.7 FM; GARBERVILLE, CA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
KHUM (104.7 FM; GARBERVILLE, CA; Owner: LOST COAST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KMUD (91.1 FM; GARBERVILLE, CA; Owner: REDWOOD COMMUNITY RADIO, INC.)
K201HL (88.1 FM; GARBERVILLE, CA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
K235AM (94.9 FM; GARBERVILLE, CA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
KEKA-FM (101.5 FM; EUREKA, CA; Owner: EUREKA BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
KNHT (107.3 FM; RIO DELL, CA; Owner: SOUTHERN OREGON UNIVERSITY)
KSLG-FM (94.1 FM; HYDESVILLE, CA; Owner: LOST COAST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KWPT (100.3 FM; FORTUNA, CA; Owner: S.T.E.G. BROADCASTING, LLC)
K211DJ (90.1 FM; ARCATA, CA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
KAJK-FM (99.1 FM; FERNDALE, CA; Owner: MILLER BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
K259AL (99.7 FM; WILLOW CREEK, CA; Owner: KHSU-FM, HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY)
K209EU (89.7 FM; LAYTONVILLE, CA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
KXGO (93.1 FM; ARCATA, CA; Owner: MILLER BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KHKL (91.9 FM; LAYTONVILLE, CA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
KFMI (96.3 FM; EUREKA, CA; Owner: BICOASTAL MEDIA LLC)
KKHB (105.5 FM; EUREKA, CA; Owner: BICOASTAL MEDIA LLC)
KRED-FM (92.3 FM; EUREKA, CA; Owner: BICOASTAL MEDIA LLC)
KMKX (93.5 FM; WILLITS, CA; Owner: RADIO MILLENNIUM L L C)
KHSU-FM (90.5 FM; ARCATA, CA; Owner: HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY)

TV broadcast stations around Garberville:

K08LD (Channel 8; MIRANDA, CA; Owner: ACKERLEY MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
K10NU (Channel 10; MIRANDA, CA; Owner: POLLACK/BELZ B/CING. CO., LLC)
K20CN (Channel 20; FORTUNA/RIO DELL, CA; Owner: CALIFORNIA BROADCASTING, INC.)
K02OO (Channel 2; WEOTT, CA; Owner: EEL RIVER LIONS CLUB)
K10NH (Channel 10; WEOTT, CA; Owner: WEOTT COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT)

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 3 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Garberville)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 6 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 17 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Garberville, CA)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 16 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 7 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 51 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Garberville)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 19 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Garberville)

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 2

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