Map of Forest Ranch CDP

Forest Ranch is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Butte County, California. It includes Forest Ranch Charter School (K-8), its own post office, and a CDF and Volunteer fire stations. The community’s ZIP code is 95942, and is shared with the community of Butte Meadows. The area code is 530. Forest Ranch’s population was 1,184 at the 2010 census.

The US Geological Survey reports the town’s elevation as 2,415 feet (736 m) above mean sea level. The eastern end of the community is about 3,500 feet (1,067 m): about 1,000 feet (305 m) higher. This is high enough that residents occasionally get “snowed in.” Residents east of the center of the community report the snowfall is heavy enough to prevent driving about one to three days each year. This is only true of homes not located along State Route 32. Some residents commute to work in Chico, about fifteen driving miles west on SR32.

Forest Ranch CDP overview:
Name:	Forest Ranch CDP
LSAD Code:	57
LSAD Description:	CDP (suffix)
State:	California
County:	Butte County
Elevation:	2,415 ft (736 m)
Total Area:	13.923 sq mi (36.060 km²)
Land Area:	13.923 sq mi (36.060 km²)
Water Area:	0 sq mi (0 km²) 0%
Total Population:	1,184
Population Density:	85/sq mi (33/km²)
ZIP code:	95942
Area code:	530
FIPS code:	0624918

Online Interactive Map

Forest Ranch online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.