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Plumas county
Where the Sierra and Cascade mountains meet.
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Offering a quality of life unmatched. With only nine people per square mile, this rural, four seasons mountain retreat offers beauty, solitude, and clean air, making it the ideal spot for a quiet vacation.
Plumas County is located near the northeast corner of California, up where the Sierra and the Cascade mountains meet. The Feather River, with its several forks, flows through the county. Quincy, the unincorporated county seat, is about 80 miles northeast from Oroville, California, and about 85 miles from Lake Tahoe and Reno, Nevada. State highways 70 and 89 traverse the county.
The population of Plumas County is just under 22,000, and the Quincy area population is about 7,000. The county boasts more than 100 lakes and 1,000 miles of rivers and streams with over a million acres of national forest.
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Plumas County Communities
Plumas County is just an hour northwest of Reno on National Scenic Byway, Highway 70, eastern Plumas and Sierra Counties offer the very best in California rural living. With charming towns, distinctive golf course communities, and thousands of acres of valley and forest land, you’re sure to find just the right spot for your vacation property or year-round home.
Portola
Plumas County's only city built by Western Pacific Railroad at the turn of the 20th century, the little company town of Portola has become the hub of eastern Plumas. Both the railroad and the wild and scenic Feather River pass through the middle of this small city, and a classic arched bridge spans the two and connects the north to the south side. Older homes are enjoying new facelifts, and new homes are being built in wonderful older neighborhoods, giving you housing opportunities that are almost unheard of anymore. Portola is the civic center for the east county where you will find out- standing medical services, including trauma and cardiac care, schools, a library, parks, shopping, and more.
Quincy
Located in Plumas County just between Oroville, CA and Reno, NV along Highway 70 near Bucks Lake. Quincy is not far from Lassen Volcanic National Park and many other local points of interest. Quincy is the county seat of Plumas County and the hub of all activity.
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