Welcome to Loyalton ...

The city of Loyalton is located in Sierra County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Loyalton, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Loyalton has a population of 689 people<2> (see below for details).

Loyalton is 4,940 feet [1,506 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Loyalton is about 1 mile [or 1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Loyalton lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Loyalton: (530)

The ZIP code for Loyalton: 96118<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Loyalton had an population of 689 people. This is a decrease of 10.4% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 20.07% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Loyalton had a population of 769 people (or 23.73% of the total population of Sierra County). This makes Loyalton the county's most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 769 people, the population of Loyalton decreased 10.79% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 862 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Loyalton.

Communities Also Named Loyalton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Loyalton - they are located in Pennsylvania and South Dakota.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Loyalton.

Communities near Loyalton ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Loyalton.

• Portola
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portola
  • Portola is located in Plumas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portola <5>
• Sierraville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sierraville
  • Sierraville is located in Sierra County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sierraville <5>
• Chilcoot - Vinton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chilcoot - Vinton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilcoot - Vinton
  • Chilcoot - Vinton is located in Plumas County
• Chilcoot
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilcoot
  • Chilcoot is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chilcoot <5>
• Vinton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
  • Vinton is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vinton <5>
• Calpine
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calpine
  • Calpine is located in Sierra County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calpine <5>
• Sattley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sattley
  • Sattley is located in Sierra County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sattley <5>
• Beckwourth
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwourth
  • Beckwourth is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beckwourth <5>
• Border Town
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border Town
  • Border Town is located in Washoe County (NV)
• Cold Springs
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
  • Cold Springs is located in Washoe County (NV)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Loyalton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Loyalton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Loyalton. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Loyalton.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Loyalton. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Loyalton.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Loyalton ...

Looking for more information about Loyalton? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Loyalton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Loyalton.

Adding Loyalton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Loyalton in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Loyalton was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Loyalton on a map titled Map of the Lincoln Highway (1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Loyalton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Loyalton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Sierra County: www.sierracounty.ws/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/