Quincy California Map

About Quincy, California

Quincy is a locality in Plumas County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,630. The population density is 149.0 people per km². Quincy is located at 39.9368°N, 120.9472°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 95971.

Quincy occupies a high, sheltered basin where the air holds a permanent, crisp clarity that seems to sharpen the edges of the surrounding timberland. It lies 36.6 miles south-southwest of Susanville, CA (from Susanville, CA: bearing 205°T), and is situated 2.6 miles west of East Quincy. Clear Stream carves a steady, silver path through the landscape, its movement providing a low-frequency hum against the stillness of the surrounding Plumas National Forest. The terrain is defined by the steep, shadowed contours of Boyle Ravine, which pulls the gaze upward toward the ridges that hold the sky at bay. In the height of autumn, the light catches the drying needles of the pines, turning the woods into a vast, amber-hued expanse that feels far removed from the bustle of the distant, low-lying plains.

Quincy bears the marks of a nineteenth-century extraction economy, its architecture still holding the heavy, timber-framed echoes of the gold-seeking prospectors who first carved paths through these woods. While the timber industry has ebbed, the character of the place remains anchored in the rugged, self-reliant pace of those who work the land and the nearby Feather River Experimental Forest. Residents often find their way to the Claremont Trail, a quiet artery that tracks the pulse of the forest, or spend weekends on the water at Bucks Lake, which offers a deep, blue reprieve from the dry heat of the summer months. Quincy persists as a place of deliberate transit and quiet industry, defined by the long, cool shadows cast by the distant, snow-dusted peaks of the Cascade Range.

About This Quincy Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Quincy, California. Coordinates: 39.936836, -120.947176. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Quincy includes the ZIP code (95971), telephone area code (530), county seat of Plumas County (Quincy), and school district assignment (Plumas Unified School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.