{"id":1355,"date":"2022-08-24T20:07:30","date_gmt":"2022-08-25T03:07:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/totalescape.com\/destinations\/?p=1355"},"modified":"2022-10-12T15:54:10","modified_gmt":"2022-10-12T22:54:10","slug":"california-towns-by-population","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destinations\/california-towns-by-population\/","title":{"rendered":"California Towns by Population"},"content":{"rendered":"

Small Towns in California,
\nListed by Population<\/h2>\n

Seeking to explore more of California:
\nOutside more, Inside less.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"California\"Rural reaches of rivers, mountains, high and low deserts. Find a new town in Northern\u00a0California or in the Sierra foothills. Discover a new place for local vacations, or go all out and get a new job, in a new town.<\/p>\n

Relocating, outside of a big city – for a life style change, \u00a0more nature, less people, less traffic. Real living life outdoors, walking to the market, growing some food, and enjoying a forced<\/a>, early retirement.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Most populated state in US = California<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

\"smalltownCA\"<\/p>\n

Most of the towns listed below are NOT located in the popular San Francisco Bay Area, nor the massive hot and smoggy Central Valley, nor in the over-crowded Southern California region.<\/p>\n

cool town<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Upscale villages, mountain hamlets and historic downtowns often have loads of attractions and eateries, yet unaffordable rentals and sky high residential real estate prices. We’ve purposely left out the super expensive and over-priced places like wine country, coastal enclaves and the typical touristy stops.<\/p>\n

Many in this list are unheard-of farm towns, forest cabin communities, or river canyons – often neglected, minimal and unimproved. Some of these will not have a Wal-Mart in town, seldom a chain grocery store, nor a main street full of fast food restaurants. Although, they might be located next to a National Park, National Forest or State Park. Hike, bike, kayak and camp!<\/p>\n

Backwoods, back roads and backcountry. Wildfires are often an annual threat<\/a>.<\/strong> Higher in elevation means less smog and more stars. Altitude also means snow is quite possible, at least half the year.<\/p>\n

If you moved to California to avoid snow, then skip a winter visit (DEC-APR) or find elevations below 3000 feet.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"California\"<\/p>\n

California Small Towns under 100 people<\/h3>\n

Aspendell<\/a>
\nBelden<\/a>
\nBlairsden<\/a>
\nBucks Lake<\/a>
\nButte Meadows<\/a>
\nDarwin<\/a>
\nDuncans Mills<\/a>
\nFish Camp<\/a>
\nHope Valley<\/a>
\nKennedy Meadows<\/a>
\nLaPorte<\/a>
\nNipton<\/a>
\nRandsburg<\/a>
\nTwain<\/a>
\nTwin Lakes<\/a><\/p>\n

\"snow\"<\/p>\n

California Small Towns under 500 people<\/h3>\n

Amador City<\/a>
\nAngelus Oaks<\/a>
\nBear Valley<\/a>
\nBenton<\/a>
\nCamp Nelson<\/a>
\nCaspar<\/a>
\nCazadero<\/a>
\nCrescent Mills<\/a>
\nGazelle<\/a>
\nKirkwood<\/a>
\nKnights Ferry<\/a>
\nLee Vining<\/a>
\nLemon Cove<\/a>
\nMarkleeville<\/a>
\nMill Creek<\/a>
\nMineral<\/a>
\nOlancha<\/a>
\nPaynes Creek<\/a>
\nPetrolia<\/a>
\nPonderosa<\/a>
\nSeide Valley<\/a>
\nStirling City<\/a>
\nValley Ford<\/a>
\nVolcano<\/a><\/p>\n

\"star\"<\/p>\n

California Small Towns under 1000 people<\/h3>\n

Adin<\/a>
\nAlleghany<\/a>
\nAvery<\/a>
\nBass Lake<\/a>
\nBridgeport<\/a>
\nCedarville<\/a>
\nCobb<\/a>
\nDorrington<\/a>
\nDorris<\/a>
\nDouglas City<\/a>
\nDownieville<\/a>
\nElk Creek<\/a>
\nEtna<\/a>
\nFall River Mills<\/a>
\nFawnskin<\/a>
\nForest Falls<\/a>
\nFort Jones<\/a>
\nFrench Gulch<\/a>
\nGasquet<\/a>
\nGazelle<\/a>
\nHappy Camp<\/a>
\nIndependence<\/a>
\nIsleton<\/a>
\nJune Lake<\/a>
\nKlamath<\/a>
\nLeggett<\/a>
\nMeadow Valley<\/a>
\nMiranda<\/a>
\nNorth San Juan<\/a>
\nOak Glen<\/a>
\nOrleans<\/a>
\nPhilo<\/a>
\nPinecrest<\/a>
\nPioneertown<\/a>
\nPlymouth<\/a>
\nPoint Arena<\/a>
\nPonderosa<\/a>
\nScotia<\/a>
\nShasta<\/a>
\nSierra City<\/a>
\nSierraville<\/a>
\nSpringville<\/a>
\nSomerset<\/a>
\nTaylorsville<\/a>
\nWalker<\/a><\/p>\n

\"pinetree\"<\/p>\n

California Small Towns under 5000 people<\/h3>\n

Ahwahnee<\/a>
\nAlturas<\/a>
\nAngels Camp<\/a>
\nAngwin<\/a>
\nArnold<\/a>
\nBerry Creek<\/a>
\nBig Pine<\/a>
\nBishop<\/a>
\nCamino<\/a>
\nCayucos<\/a>
\nChallenge<\/a>
\nChester<\/a>
\nColfax<\/a>
\nColoma<\/a>
\nColumbia<\/a>
\nCopperopolis<\/a>
\nCoulterville<\/a>
\nCovelo<\/a>
\nDunsmuir<\/a>
\nFerndale<\/a>
\nForestville<\/a>
\nFrazier Park<\/a>
\nGeorgetown<\/a>
\nGreenville<\/a>
\nGuerneville<\/a>
\nHayfork<\/a>
\nJackson<\/a>
\nJamestown<\/a>
\nJoshua Tree<\/a>
\nKelseyville<\/a>
\nKernville<\/a>
\nLake Almanor<\/a>
\nLake Isabella<\/a>
\nLaytonville<\/a>
\nLewiston<\/a>
\nLone Pine<\/a>
\nLucerne<\/a>
\nMariposa<\/a>
\nMeyers<\/a>
\nMcCloud<\/a>
\nMount Shasta<\/a>
\nMurphys<\/a>
\nNevada City<\/a>
\nNorth Fork<\/a>
\nOakhurst<\/a>
\nPine Cove<\/a>
\nPine Grove<\/a>
\nPine Mountain<\/a>
\nPortola<\/a>
\nQuincy<\/a>
\nRedway<\/a>
\nRunning Springs<\/a>
\nSanta Margarita<\/a>
\nShaver Lake<\/a>
\nShoshone<\/a>
\nSonora<\/a>
\nStrawberry<\/a>
\nSutter Creek<\/a>
\nThree Rivers<\/a>
\nTuolumne<\/a>
\nTwain Harte<\/a>
\nUpper Lake<\/a>
\nWeaverville<\/a>
\nWeed<\/a>
\nWestwood<\/a>
\nWillits<\/a>
\nWillow Creek<\/a>
\nWofford Heights<\/a><\/p>\n

\"oaktree\"<\/p>\n

Small Cities under 10k population<\/h3>\n

Alta Sierra<\/a>
\nBig Bear City<\/a>
\nBig Bear Lake<\/a>
\nCoarsegold<\/a>
\nColusa<\/a>
\nCrescent City<\/a>
\nFort Bragg<\/a>
\nGridley<\/a>
\nGroveland<\/a>
\nIone<\/a>
\nKing City<\/a>
\nLake Crowley<\/a>
\nMecca<\/a>
\nNeedles<\/a>
\nOjai<\/a>
\nOrland<\/a>
\nWilliams<\/a>
\nWillows<\/a>
\nWinters<\/a>
\nWoodlake<\/a>
\nYreka<\/a><\/p>\n

\"hiker\"<\/p>\n

Small Cities under 20k\u00a0population<\/h3>\n

Alpine<\/a>
\nArcata<\/a>
\nArroyo Grande<\/a>
\nAuburn<\/a>
\nBaywood Park<\/a>
\nCoalinga<\/a>
\nCrestline<\/a>
\nDesert Hot Springs<\/a>
\nGarberville<\/a>
\nGrass Valley<\/a>
\nLindsey<\/a>
\nLive Oak<\/a>
\nLos Osos<\/a>
\nMorro Bay<\/a>
\nOroville<\/a>
\nPlacerville<\/a>
\nReedley<\/a>
\nRed Bluff<\/a>
\nSusanville<\/a>
\nTehachapi<\/a>
\nTruckee<\/a>
\nUkiah<\/a><\/p>\n

\"maindrag\"
Weaverville, California<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\"fish\"<\/p>\n

\"Historic
Historic Courthouse, Bridgeport, CA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\"dirtbikes\"
\nfind rural counties inside California<\/a>\"horseback\"<\/h3>\n
\"Markleeville\"
Markleeville, CA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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