Sierra County, California
15 public bodies govern here, 3 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 2,746
- Median household income
- $63,355
- ±21,034
- Unemployed
- 12.6%
- 157 of 1,243 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 79.5%
- 969 of 1,219 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Sierra | 3,283 (2021) | Po Box 376, Downieville | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Loyalton | 753 (2021) | Po Box 128, Loyalton | — |
Special districts 13
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Cemetery Dist 5 | Cemeteries | Po Box 425, Downieville | Website |
| Sierra County Cemetery District 2 | Cemeteries | Po Box 425, Downieville | Website |
| Sierra County Cemetery District 3 | Cemeteries | Po Box 425, Downieville | — |
| Sierra Valley Hosp District | Hospitals | Po Box 959, Loyalton | — |
| Downieville Fire District | Local fire protection | Po Box 25, Downieville | — |
| Sierra City Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 202 E Main St, Sierraville | — |
| Sierra County Fire Protectn Dist | Local fire protection | Po Box 255, Sierraville | — |
| Sierra County Local Transportation Commission | Other multi-function districts | Po Box 425, Downieville | — |
| Sierra Valley Resource Cons Dist | Soil and water conservation | Po Box 3562, Quincy | — |
| Alleghany County Water District | Water supply utility | Po Box H, Alleghany | — |
| Downieville Pub Utility District | Water supply utility | Po Box 444, Downieville | — |
| Sierra County Waterworks District 1 | Water supply utility | Po Box 425, Downieville | — |
| Sierraville Public Utility Dist | Water supply utility | Po Box 325, Sierraville | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Sierra County Office of Education
School district1 schools
109 Beckwith Rd., Loyalton, CA, 96118
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified
School district5 schools
109 Beckwith Rd., Loyalton, CA, 96118
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
WIlliam (R) Rouse ROP
Specialized district1 schools
604 B Main St., Loyalton, CA, 96118
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Lassen County Farmers' Market (Susanville) · Susanville Farmers' Market (Susanville)
Farm2Family Brunswick Farmers Market () · Jardin del Rio Farmers' Market () · Lake of the Pines Farmers' Market () · and 3 more
Romano's Certified Farmers' Market (Beckwourth) · Quincy Farmers Market (Quincy) · Quincy Farmers' Market (Quincy)
Reno Summit Farmers' Market () · Tamarack Junction Casino Farmers' Market () · Sands Farmers' Market (Reno) · and 3 more
Brownsville Farmers Market () · Dobbins Certified Farmers Market (Dobbins)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.