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Nevada County

Population in July 2007: 1,454.
Males: 711  (49.0%)
Females: 743  (51.0%)

Median resident age:  40.4 years
California median age:  33.3 years

Zip codes: 95946.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $46,380 (it was $35,962 in 2000)
Penn Valley:  $46,380
California:  $59,948

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $20,384
Penn Valley:  $20,384
California:  $28,678

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $382,464 (it was $159,500 in 2000)
Penn Valley:  $382,464
California:  $532,300
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Races in Penn Valley:

  • White Non-Hispanic (90.6%)
  • Hispanic (4.5%)
  • Two or more races (4.4%)
  • American Indian (3.0%)
  • Black (0.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Penn Valley: 104.8 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

Ancestries: German (28.8%), English (19.3%), Irish (12.0%), French (9.7%), Scotch-Irish (7.2%), Italian (5.4%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Elevation: 1400 feet

Land area: 2.10 square miles.

Population density: 691 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Penn Valley

  • High school or higher: 85.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
  • Unemployed: 6.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 30.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Penn Valley CDP

  • Never married: 23.6%
  • Now married: 54.4%
  • Separated: 0.8%
  • Widowed: 6.0%
  • Divorced: 15.1%

47 residents are foreign born (1.4% Europe, 0.9% North America, 0.6% Latin America, 0.5% Asia).

This place:  3.4%
California:  26.2%


According to our research there were 7 registered sex offenders living in Penn Valley, California in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Penn Valley to the number of sex offenders is 208 to 1.

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

Penn Valley:  1.0% ($1,573)
California:  0.8% ($1,564)
Penn Valley satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Loomis Basin-Folsom Lake, CA (28.1 miles , pop. 67,397).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Sacramento, CA (46.9 miles , pop. 407,018).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (386.5 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Lake Wildwood, CA (1.6 miles ), Grass Valley, CA (2.7 miles ), Alta Sierra, CA (3.0 miles ), Nevada City, CA (3.2 miles ), Beale AFB, CA (3.2 miles ), Linda Rural, CA (3.5 miles ), Lake of the Pines, CA (3.6 miles ), Loma Rica, CA (3.7 miles ).

Latitude: 39.20 N, Longitude: 121.19 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 530

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (19%)
  • Public administration (11%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (9%)
  • Printing and related support activities (8%)
  • Health care (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Personal and laundry services (13%)
  • Public administration (10%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (9%)
  • Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (8%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (7%)
  • Health care (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Printing workers (10%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Food processing workers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (13%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (10%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (8%)
  • Personal appearance workers (8%)
  • Other healthcare support occupations (7%)
  • Top executives (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)



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Penn Valley-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below California state average. It is 298% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/12/1994 at 12:23:43, a magnitude 6.1 (5.4 MB, 5.7 MS, 6.1 MW, 6.0 MD, Depth: 8.7 mi, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 82.7 miles away from Penn Valley center
On 8/1/1975 at 20:20:12, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MB, 5.6 MS, 5.8 MW, 5.7 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 23.9 miles away from the city center
On 12/28/1995 at 18:27:59, a magnitude 5.5 (4.6 MB, 4.5 MS, 5.0 ML, 5.5 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 92.9 miles away from the city center
On 9/12/1994 at 23:57:09, a magnitude 5.4 (4.9 MB, 5.3 ML, 5.4 ML, Depth: 0.3 mi) earthquake occurred 83.4 miles away from Penn Valley center
On 10/30/1998 at 09:53:30, a magnitude 5.3 (4.7 MB, 5.3 ML, 4.8 MW, Depth: 6.4 mi) earthquake occurred 65.1 miles away from the city center
On 8/10/2001 at 20:19:26, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.9 MS, 5.2 MW, 5.1 MW, Depth: 11.1 mi) earthquake occurred 52.0 miles away from Penn Valley center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

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Birthplace of: Jon Sheets - College basketball player (Maine Black Bears).


Hospitals/medical centers near Penn Valley:
  • SIERRA NEVADA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; GRASS VALLEY, CA)
  • RIDEOUT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; MARYSVILLE, CA)
  • SUTTER AUBURN FAITH HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; AUBURN, CA)

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Amtrak stations near Penn Valley:
  • 8 miles: GRASS VALLEY (125 E. MAIN ST.) - Bus Station. Services: fully wheelchair accessible, public payphones, full-service food facilities, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
  • 11 miles: NEVADA CITY (301 SACRAMENTO ST.) - Bus Station. Services: fully wheelchair accessible, public payphones, snack bar, free short-term parking.
  • 15 miles: LAKE OF THE PINES JCT. (LAKE OF THE PINES JC, COMBIE DELI, 10536 COMBIE RD.) - Bus Station. Services: fully wheelchair accessible, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Penn Valley:
  • YUBA COLLEGE (about 11 miles; MARYSVILLE, CA; Full-time enrollment: 5,593)
  • SIERRA COLLEGE (about 28 miles; ROCKLIN, CA; FT enrollment: 9,313)
  • BUTTE COLLEGE (about 33 miles; Oroville, CA; FT enrollment: 7,061)
  • AMERICAN RIVER COLLEGE (about 39 miles; SACRAMENTO, CA; FT enrollment: 13,984)
  • CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-SACRAMENTO (about 46 miles; SACRAMENTO, CA; FT enrollment: 20,830)
  • CHARLES A JONES SKILLS AND BUSINESS ED CENTER (about 49 miles; SACRAMENTO, CA; FT enrollment: 2,704)
  • CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-CHICO (about 50 miles; CHICO, CA; FT enrollment: 14,658)
Public elementary/middle schools in Penn Valley:
See full list of schools located in Penn Valley, Map of school districts: READY SPRINGS UNION ELEMENTARY, PLEASANT VALLEY ELEMENTARY, NEVADA JOINT UNION HIGH


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Park in Penn Valley: Western Gateway Regional Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 

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

PENN VALLEY COMMUNITY CHURCH WATER SYSTE (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between APR-1997 and JUN-1997, Contaminant: Coliform

Average household size:
This place:  2.6 people
California:  2.9 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  72.3%
Whole state:  68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  6.4%
Whole state:  5.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  13.0%
Whole state:  14.2%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  6.3%
Whole state:  6.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Penn Valley, CA



Penn Valley compared to California state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Penn Valley (2009 data):
  • Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Penn Valley Branch at 17446 Penn Valley Dr., branch established on 1946-01-01. Info updated 2009-03-16: Bank assets: $538,958.0 mil, Deposits: $346,850.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3392 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
  • Citizens Bank of Northern California: Penn Valley Branch at 11362 Pleasant Valley Road, branch established on 1998-01-12. Info updated 2006-04-27: Bank assets: $372.2 mil, Deposits: $301.5 mil, headquarters in Nevada City, CA, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 7 total offices, Holding Company: Citizens Bancorp
  • Westamerica Bank: Wildwood Branch at 11240 Pleasant Valley Road, branch established on 1988-04-25. Info updated 2009-02-10: Bank assets: $4,007.7 mil, Deposits: $3,099.0 mil, headquarters in San Rafael, CA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 128 total offices, Holding Company: Westamerica Bancorporation



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School Enrollment by Level of School



Penn Valley travel time to work


Penn Valley mode of transportation to work chart



2004 Presidential Election results in Nevada County California:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (49%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (24%)
  • Wood (23%)
  • Electricity (3%)


Religion statistics for Penn Valley

Adherents


NameCatholic Church Non-Charismatic Churches IndependentSouthern Baptist ConventionChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsAssemblies of God
Adherents43.7%11.9%10.5%6.4%4.6%
Congregations6.0%3.0%7.5%7.5%4.5%
NameUnited Methodist ChurchSeventh-Day Adventist ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA)Episcopal ChurchOther religions
Adherents4.5%2.8%2.6%2.5%10.5%
Congregations7.5%4.5%1.5%3.0%55.2%
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.


7.64% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($64,247 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.64%
California average:  5.75%

0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($326 average AGI)
Nevada County:  0.09%
California average:  0.21%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Placer County, CA  1.18% ($48,445 average AGI)
from Sacramento County, CA  0.61% ($48,841)
from Santa Clara County, CA  0.40% ($160,234)


7.78% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($46,109 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.78%
California average:  6.27%

0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($245 average AGI)
Nevada County:  0.08%
California average:  0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Placer County, CA  1.35% ($56,388 average AGI)
to Washoe County, NV  0.61% ($49,041)
to Sacramento County, CA  0.54% ($38,934)


Strongest AM radio stations in Penn Valley:
  • KNCO (830 AM; 5 kW; GRASS VALLEY, CA; Owner: NEVADA COUNTY BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • KFIA (710 AM; 25 kW; CARMICHAEL, CA; Owner: VISTA BROADCASTING INC.)
  • KFBK (1530 AM; 50 kW; SACRAMENTO, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • KAHI (950 AM; 10 kW; AUBURN, CA; Owner: IHR EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING)
  • KSTE (650 AM; 25 kW; RANCHO CORDOVA, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • KHTK (1140 AM; 50 kW; SACRAMENTO, CA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KKOH (780 AM; 50 kW; RENO, NV; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KMYC (1410 AM; 5 kW; MARYSVILLE, CA; Owner: THOMAS F. HUTH)
  • KLIB (1110 AM; 10 kW; ROSEVILLE, CA; Owner: WAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KCBC (770 AM; 50 kW; RIVERBANK, CA; Owner: KIERTRON, INC.)
  • KCBS (740 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • KFSG (1690 AM; 10 kW; ROSEVILLE, CA; Owner: WAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KUBA (1600 AM; 5 kW; YUBA CITY, CA; Owner: HARLAN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Penn Valley:
  • KVMR (89.5 FM; NEVADA CITY, CA; Owner: NEVADA CITY COMMUNITY BROADCAST GRUP)
  • KLVS (99.3 FM; GRASS VALLEY, CA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • KXCL (103.9 FM; YUBA CITY, CA; Owner: HARLAN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KNCO-FM (94.1 FM; GRASS VALLEY, CA; Owner: NEVADA COUNTY BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • KRCX-FM (99.9 FM; MARYSVILLE, CA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KMJE (101.5 FM; GRIDLEY, CA; Owner: RESULTS RADIO LICENSEE, LLC)
  • K213BZ (90.5 FM; RICHVALE, CA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • KHHZ (97.7 FM; OROVILLE, CA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • K258AQ (99.5 FM; YANKEE HILL, CA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • KYIX (104.9 FM; SOUTH OROVILLE, CA; Owner: BUTTE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KHAP (89.1 FM; CHICO, CA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • KHGQ (100.3 FM; QUINCY, CA; Owner: KEILY MILLER)
  • KKCY (103.1 FM; COLUSA, CA; Owner: RESULTS RADIO LICENSEE, LLC)
  • KWYL (102.9 FM; SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KRNO (106.9 FM; INCLINE VILLAGE, NV; Owner: AMERICOM LAS VEGAS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KODS (103.7 FM; CARNELIAN BAY, CA; Owner: AMERICOM, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KLCA (96.5 FM; TAHOE CITY, CA; Owner: AMERICOM LAS VEGAS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KKTO (90.5 FM; TAHOE CITY, CA; Owner: CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • KTHX-FM (100.1 FM; DAYTON, NV; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • KDOT (104.5 FM; RENO, NV; Owner: LOTUS RADIO CORP.)

TV broadcast stations around Penn Valley:
  • KMMK-LP (Channel 14; SACRAMENTO, CA; Owner: CABALLERO TELEVISION TEXAS, L.L.C.)
  • KEZT-CA (Channel 23; SACRAMENTO, CA; Owner: TELEFUTURA SACRAMENTO LLC)
  • K16CX (Channel 16; GRASS VALLEY, CA; Owner: SIERRA JOINT JR. COLLEGE DISTRICT)


FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2
  • 17660 Pleasant Valley Rd, Type: Building, Structure height: 2 m, Overall height: 5 m, Call Sign: KNEH759
    Assigned Frequencies : 810.712 MHz, 855.712 MHz
    Grant Date: 08/22/2001, Expiration Date: 10/08/2011, Certifier: Glen S Nash
    Registrant: Kayleen Burkhalter
  • Lat: 39.230167 Lon: -121.231333, Call Sign: WQHP381
    Assigned Frequencies : 24150.0 MHz
    Grant Date: 09/25/2007, Expiration Date: 09/25/2017, Certifier: Bill Haushalter
    Registrant: Lake Wildwood Association, 11255 Cottontail Way, Penn Valley, CA 95945, Phone: (530) 432-1152, Fax: (530) 432-2951, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 98 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Penn Valley)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 23 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Penn Valley)

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 54
  • Hazardous Condition: 18
  • Service Call: 1
  • Good Intent Call: 1

Incident types - Penn Valley


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