Butte County, California
County seat: Oroville · Population 209,211 (2025) · 1,637 sq mi
Butte County is the 28th most populous of California's 58 counties, with 209,211 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Oroville. The map shows its 5 cities and towns and the 6 neighboring counties.
Butte County facts
- County seat
- Oroville
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 209,211 −1.1% since 2020
- Land area
- 1,637 sq mi 28th largest of 58
- Water area
- 41 sq mi
- Population density
- 128 per sq mi
- Established
- 1850
- Named after
- Sutter Buttes complex of eroded volcanic lava domes in California
- Largest city
- Chico 105,081
- Median household income
- $67,928
- Cities and towns
- 5 plus 25 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 21
- Time zone
- Pacific
- FIPS code
- 06007
Cities and towns in Butte County
Butte County has 5 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Butte County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chico | City | 105,081 | |
| Oroville (county seat) | City | 20,451 | |
| Paradise | Town | 10,023 | |
| Gridley | City | 7,258 | |
| Biggs | City | 1,927 |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Oroville East | 7,504 | |
| Magalia | 7,389 | |
| Thermalito | 6,720 | |
| Durham | 5,340 | |
| Palermo | 5,266 | |
| South Oroville | 2,846 | |
| Kelly Ridge | 2,825 | |
| Forest Ranch | 1,915 | |
| Butte Valley | 1,087 | |
| Berry Creek | 760 | |
| Butte Creek Canyon | 713 | |
| Bangor | 597 | |
| Cohasset | 573 | |
| Clipper Mills | 414 | |
| Stirling City | 344 | |
| Honcut | 271 | |
| Yankee Hill | 232 | |
| Nord | 190 | |
| Concow | 183 | |
| Richvale | 145 | |
| Rackerby | 138 | |
| Robinson Mill | 100 | |
| Cherokee | 99 | |
| Forbestown | 90 | |
| Butte Meadows | 25 |
ZIP codes in Butte County
21 ZIP codes reach into Butte County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 95901 also Yuba County
- 95914 also Yuba County
- 95916
- 95917
- 95926
- 95928
- 95929
- 95930 also Yuba County
- 95938
- 95941 also Yuba County
- 95942
- 95948 also Sutter County
- 95954
- 95958
- 95965
- 95966 also Yuba County
- 95968
- 95969
- 95973 also Tehama County
- 95974
- 95978
Population of Butte County, 2020–2025
Butte County shrank by 2,418 people (−1.1%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 1,890 more deaths than births and a net loss of 215 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 210,204 |
| 2021 | 206,353 |
| 2022 | 207,312 |
| 2023 | 207,286 |
| 2024 | 208,586 |
| 2025 | 209,211 |
Neighboring counties
- Plumas County northeast · 18,583 people
- Tehama County northwest · 64,665 people
- Yuba County southeast · 88,691 people
- Glenn County west · 28,141 people
- Sutter County south · 98,787 people
- Colusa County southwest · 21,836 people
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Sources
- Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files (1:500,000).
- Population: Census Bureau county and city estimates, Vintage 2025. CDP populations: American Community Survey 2020–2024.
- Places and ZIP codes: Census Bureau 2026 Gazetteer and 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area relationship files.
- County seat, founding year and name origin: Wikidata (CC0), checked against state sources.
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