Welcome to Plumas ...

Plumas is located in Lassen County<1> and is the County Seat for Lassen County.

The location of Plumas has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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

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

The telephone area code for Plumas: (530)

Communities Also Named Plumas ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named Plumas: This one is located in Lassen County and the other is located in Yuba County.

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

Communities near Plumas ...

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

• Loyalton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalton
  • Loyalton is located in Sierra County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 680 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loyalton <4>
• Chilcoot - Vinton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chilcoot - Vinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilcoot - Vinton
  • Chilcoot - Vinton is located in Plumas County
• Chilcoot
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilcoot
  • Chilcoot is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chilcoot <4>
• Vinton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
  • Vinton is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vinton <4>
• Border Town
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border Town
  • Border Town is located in Washoe County (NV)
• Cold Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
  • Cold Springs is located in Washoe County (NV)
• Copperfield ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperfield
  • Copperfield is located in Washoe County (NV)
• Nashville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
  • Nashville is located in Washoe County (NV)
• Lemmon Valley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemmon Valley
  • Lemmon Valley is located in Washoe County (NV)
• Beckwourth
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwourth
  • Beckwourth is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beckwourth <4>

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 Plumas. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Plumas.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Plumas. 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 Plumas.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Plumas. See our Newspapers Page for Plumas.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Plumas ...

Looking for more information about Plumas? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Plumas, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Plumas.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lassen County: www.co.lassen.ca.us/

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