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About Crescent Mills, California

Crescent Mills is a locality in Plumas County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 63. The population density is 5.2 people per km². Crescent Mills is located at 40.0966°N, 120.9108°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 95934.

Crescent Mills rests in a fold of Plumas County where the Feather River, a ribbon of cool, clear water, begins to widen. It lies 55.3 miles east-north-east of Chico, CA (from Chico, CA: bearing 62°T), and is situated 11.2 miles north of East Quincy. The landscape here is a study in green and granite, with the gentle slopes of the Sierra Nevada foothills rising on either side, their flanks cloaked in ponderosa pine and cedar. Sunlight filters through the dense canopy, casting shifting patterns on the forest floor, and the air carries the clean, resinous scent of pine needles warmed by the day. The river itself, a constant murmur, shapes the valley, its banks often lined with smooth, grey stones and the occasional weathered snag. This is a place where the sky feels vast and the silence is broken only by the calls of jays and the distant whisper of wind through the trees. The history of Crescent Mills is deeply entwined with the bounty of its natural surroundings, particularly the timber that once fueled its economy. Logging camps and mills were the lifeblood of this community for generations, the rhythmic thud of axes and the whine of saws echoing through the valleys. While the industry has shifted, a quiet resilience remains, a connection to the land that predates the sawmills. The local economy now finds its footing in a blend of outdoor recreation and small-scale enterprises, catering to those drawn by the river's allure for fishing and kayaking, or the surrounding trails for hiking and exploration. There's a palpable sense of continuity here, a feeling that the past is not so much forgotten as it is a part of the present, etched into the very character of Crescent Mills.

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Detailed location data for Crescent Mills includes the ZIP code (95934), telephone area code (530), county seat of Plumas County (Quincy), and school district assignment (Plumas Unified School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Crescent Mills is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.