Paradise, California - wikipedia Paradise, California For other places with the same name, see Paradise, California ( disambiguation ). This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( September 2013 ) Paradise, California Town Town of Paradise Welcome to Paradise sign on Clark road Flag Seal Location in Butte County Paradise, California Location in the United States Coordinates : 39 ° 45 ′ 35 '' N 121 ° 37 ′ 17 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 39.75972 ° N 121.62139 ° W ﻿ / 39.75972 ; - 121.62139 Coordinates : 39 ° 45 ′ 35 '' N 121 ° 37 ′ 17 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 39.75972 ° N 121.62139 ° W ﻿ / 39.75972 ; - 121.62139 Country United States State California County Butte Incorporated November 27, 1979 Government Mayor Greg Bolin State senator Jim Nielsen ( R ) Assemblymember James Gallagher ( R ) U.S. rep. Doug LaMalfa ( R ) Area Total 18.33 sq mi ( 47.48 km ) Land 18.32 sq mi ( 47.44 km ) Water 0.01 sq mi ( 0.04 km ) 0.08 % Elevation 1,778 ft ( 542 m ) Population ( 2010 ) Total 26,218 Estimate ( 2016 ) 26,551 Density 1,449.45 / sq mi ( 559.64 / km ) Time zone Pacific ( UTC - 8 ) Summer ( DST ) PDT ( UTC - 7 ) ZIP codes 95967, 95969 Area code 530 FIPS code 06 - 55520 GNIS feature IDs 277573, 2413111 Website Paradise, California Paradise is an incorporated town in Butte County, California. It is located in the Sierra Nevada foothills above the northeastern Sacramento Valley. The town is statistically classified within the Chico Metropolitan Area. Contents 1 Geography 2 History 2.1 Humboldt and Camp Fires 3 Climate 4 Demographics 4.1 2010 4.2 2000 5 Government 5.1 Health care 5.2 Education 6 Transportation 7 Media 8 Notable people 9 References 10 External links Geography The town of Paradise is 10 miles ( 16 km ) east of Chico and 85 miles ( 137 km ) north of Sacramento. The population was 26,283 as of 2013, down from 26,408 at the 2000 census. It spreads out on a wide ridge between deep canyons formed by the west branch of the Feather River to the east and Butte Creek to the west. The Paradise area extends northward from Paradise to include the unincorporated town of Magalia, and such smaller communities as Stirling City, eleven miles north. Elevation of the town is 1,778 feet ( 542 m ), according to the GNIS. The town is approximately eight miles east of the city of Chico, and ten miles north of the Oroville area. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 18.3 square miles ( 47 km ), over 99 % of it land. Soils are mostly well drained reddish brown loam, gravelly in some cases and often grading to clay loam or clay with increasing depth. They have developed on volcanic material. Paradiso is by far the most common soil series in town. History The first post office was established at Paradise in 1877 ; it closed for a time in 1911, but was re-established later that year, when the post office at Orloff was closed. Paradise incorporated in 1979. For many years, the Butte County Railroad operated trains along the ridge, serving mines and sawmills. A legend persists that the town was named because it was the home of the Pair o ' Dice Saloon, an idea supported by the fact than an official 1900 railroad map referred to the town as `` Paradice ''. However, according to folklorist Barbara Mikkelson of Snopes.com, there is no documentation of such an establishment, nor an explanation of how the map 's spelling of the town originated. Gene Sylva, a former mayor of the nearby town of Oroville, has stated that the saloon story is false, and that the true etymology of the town 's name is traced to his great - great - grandfather, William Pierce Leonard, who named the town on a summer day in 1864, after a hot and dusty ride from the Sacramento Valley. Arriving at his sawmill while the staff were on break, Leonard `` took a deep breath of the cool, clean air, and exclaimed, ' Boys, this is paradise. ' '' Mikkelson, however, suggests that Sylva 's explanation may also be `` pleasingly inventive historical fiction '', but surmises that the town was probably named for it being a pleasant place to live. Humboldt and Camp fires In June 2008, a wildfire, named the `` Humboldt Fire '' for its point of origin, swept over 22,800 acres ( 92 km ) of land between Chico and Paradise. As many as 9300 people were forced to evacuate southwestern Paradise until the fire could be brought under control. Also in July 2008 another fire, the Camp Fire, burned on the northern side of Paradise in the canyon where the Feather River is located. Again, thousands were evacuated from their homes, but the fire failed to cross the river. Climate Paradise has a hot - summer Mediterranean climate ( Csa ) according to the Köppen climate classification system. Climate data for Paradise ( 1957 - 2012 ) Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Record high ° F ( ° C ) 79 ( 26 ) 81 ( 27 ) 83 ( 28 ) 90 ( 32 ) 101 ( 38 ) 106 ( 41 ) 108 ( 42 ) 113 ( 45 ) 108 ( 42 ) 100 ( 38 ) 90 ( 32 ) 79 ( 26 ) 113 ( 45 ) Average high ° F ( ° C ) 53.8 ( 12.1 ) 56.5 ( 13.6 ) 60 ( 16 ) 66 ( 19 ) 74.8 ( 23.8 ) 84.1 ( 28.9 ) 91.7 ( 33.2 ) 90.5 ( 32.5 ) 85.2 ( 29.6 ) 74.2 ( 23.4 ) 60.6 ( 15.9 ) 53.8 ( 12.1 ) 70.9 ( 21.6 ) Average low ° F ( ° C ) 38.1 ( 3.4 ) 40.4 ( 4.7 ) 42.4 ( 5.8 ) 45.8 ( 7.7 ) 51.8 ( 11 ) 58.7 ( 14.8 ) 64.4 ( 18 ) 63.4 ( 17.4 ) 59.7 ( 15.4 ) 52.3 ( 11.3 ) 43.6 ( 6.4 ) 38.1 ( 3.4 ) 49.9 ( 9.9 ) Record low ° F ( ° C ) 18 ( − 8 ) 17 ( − 8 ) 25 ( − 4 ) 23 ( − 5 ) 32 ( 0 ) 40 ( 4 ) 42 ( 6 ) 41 ( 5 ) 38 ( 3 ) 29 ( − 2 ) 26 ( − 3 ) 14 ( − 10 ) 14 ( − 10 ) Average precipitation inches ( mm ) 10.46 ( 265.7 ) 9.07 ( 230.4 ) 7.95 ( 201.9 ) 4.09 ( 103.9 ) 1.87 ( 47.5 ) 0.7 ( 18 ) 0.08 ( 2 ) 0.23 ( 5.8 ) 0.79 ( 20.1 ) 3.13 ( 79.5 ) 6.88 ( 174.8 ) 9.58 ( 243.3 ) 54.84 ( 1,392.9 ) Average snowfall inches ( cm ) ( 2.8 ) 0.4 ( 1 ) 0.3 ( 0.8 ) 0 ( 0 ) 0 ( 0 ) 0 ( 0 ) 0 ( 0 ) 0 ( 0 ) 0 ( 0 ) 0 ( 0 ) 0 ( 0 ) 0.4 ( 1 ) ( 5.6 ) Average precipitation days 12 11 12 8 5 0 5 10 11 79 Source : WRCC Demographics Historical population Census Pop. % ± 1960 8,268 -- 1970 14,539 75.8 % 1980 22,571 55.2 % 25,408 12.6 % 2000 26,408 3.9 % 26,218 − 0.7 % Est. 2016 26,551 1.3 % U.S. Decennial Census The 2010 United States Census reported that Paradise had a population of 26,218. The population density was 1,430.9 people per square mile ( 552.5 / km2 ). The racial makeup of Paradise was 24,129 ( 92.0 % ) White, 112 ( 0.4 % ) African American, 301 ( 1.1 % ) Native American, 330 ( 1.3 % ) Asian, 24 ( 0.1 % ) Pacific Islander, 416 ( 1.6 % ) from other races, and 906 ( 3.5 % ) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1,836 persons ( 7.0 % ). The Census reported that 25,810 people ( 98.4 % of the population ) lived in households, 139 ( 0.5 % ) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 269 ( 1.0 % ) were institutionalized. There were 11,893 households, out of which 2,574 ( 21.6 % ) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 5,227 ( 44.0 % ) were opposite - sex married couples living together, 1,308 ( 11.0 % ) had a female householder with no husband present, 511 ( 4.3 % ) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 742 ( 6.2 % ) unmarried opposite - sex partnerships, and 94 ( 0.8 % ) same - sex married couples or partnerships. 4,038 households ( 34.0 % ) were made up of individuals and 2,126 ( 17.9 % ) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.17. There were 7,046 families ( 59.2 % of all households ) ; the average family size was 2.73. The population was spread out with 4,501 people ( 17.2 % ) under the age of 18, 1,858 people ( 7.1 % ) aged 18 to 24, 4,822 people ( 18.4 % ) aged 25 to 44, 8,466 people ( 32.3 % ) aged 45 to 64, and 6,571 people ( 25.1 % ) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50.2 years. For every 100 females there were 90.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.5 males. There were 12,981 housing units at an average density of 708.5 per square mile ( 273.5 / km2 ), of which 7,975 ( 67.1 % ) were owner - occupied, and 3,918 ( 32.9 % ) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.8 % ; the rental vacancy rate was 5.9 %. 17,381 people ( 66.3 % of the population ) lived in owner - occupied housing units and 8,429 people ( 32.1 % ) lived in rental housing units. 2000 As of the census of 2000, there were 26,408 people, 11,591 households, and 7,244 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,447.1 people per square mile ( 558.7 / km2 ). There were 12,374 housing units at an average density of 678.1 per square mile ( 261.8 / km2 ). The racial makeup of the town was 93.73 % White, 0.19 % Black or African American, 1.07 % Native American, 1.04 % Asian, 0.12 % Pacific Islander, 1.21 % from other races, and 2.64 % from two or more races. 4.27 % of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 11,591 households out of which 23.0 % had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.7 % were married couples living together, 10.3 % had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.5 % were non-families. 32.0 % of all households were made up of individuals and 18.1 % had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.77. In the town the population was spread out with 20.4 % under the age of 18, 5.9 % from 18 to 24, 21.2 % from 25 to 44, 25.3 % from 45 to 64, and 27.2 % who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females there were 87.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.5 males. The median income for a household in the town was $31,863, and the median income for a family was $41,228. Males had a median income of $35,419 versus $25,231 for females. The per capita income for the town was $19,267. About 9.7 % of families and 12.4 % of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.6 % of those under age 18 and 6.7 % of those age 65 or over. Government Health care The State of California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development defines Feather River Hospital as a General Acute Care Hospital in Paradise with Basic emergency care as of August 22, 2006. The facility is located at ( NAD83 ) latitude / longitude 39 ° 45 ′ 25 '' N 121 ° 34 ′ 16 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 39.75694 ° N 121.57111 ° W ﻿ / 39.75694 ; - 121.57111. Education Paradise is served by Paradise Unified School District as well as several independent Charter and Private Schools. PUSD schools include : Cedarwood Elementary School ( K - 5 ) Paradise Elementary School ( K - 5 ) Ponderosa Elementary School ( K - 5 ) Pine Ridge School ( K - 8 ) Paradise Intermediate School ( 6 - 8 ) Paradise High School ( 9 - 12 ) Ridgeview High School ( continuation ) Honey Run Academy Elementary & Secondary ( 2 community day schools ) Children 's Community Charter School ( K - 8 ) Paradise Charter Middle School ( 6 - 8 ) HomeTech Charter School ( K - 12 ) Other Paradise Schools include : Achieve Charter School, Paradise Adventist Academy, Paradise Elearning Charter ( Online 9 - 12 ) Butte Community College Transportation There are not many options for transportation within Paradise other than driving an automobile. The Paradise / Magalia area is served by the `` B line '' Butte County Transit. Butte Community College also runs bus service for students. Paradise 's link with Chico, Skyway Road ( referred to locally as simply `` Skyway '' ), begins in the Sacramento Valley, at the Highway 99 freeway in Chico, and runs up the ridge as a 4 - lane divided highway until it reaches Paradise. Through the town it is a four - lane undivided highway, and it becomes a two - lane road as it continues up the Sierra 's ridge to Magalia and numerous smaller communities to the north. Paradise is connected to Oroville via Highway 191, otherwise known as Clark Road upon entering the town. The Paradise Memorial Trail is a paved pedestrian and bicycle path which runs through town on the path of the former railroad tracks leading up the ridge. However, aside from points along this path, the very hilly terrain of the town, coupled with the large spacing of commercial areas and large land area make Paradise difficult to navigate on foot or on a bicycle, in addition to the lack of sidewalks. Paradise Skypark ( FAA identifier : Q88 ) is an airport located parallel to State Route 191 and south of the town at 39 ° 42 ′ 38 '' N 121 ° 36 ′ 59 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 39.71056 ° N 121.61639 ° W ﻿ / 39.71056 ; - 121.61639. Media Eclectic Internet radio station Radio Paradise webcasts from Paradise. The local newspaper is the Paradise Post. Scenes from Gone with the Wind were filmed in Paradise off of Stark Lane. Paradise was also used in the comic strip `` Pickles '', by Brian Crane, on June 22, 2011. Notable people Actress Carla Gugino moved to Paradise with her mother at the age of 5. Norton Buffalo died in Paradise on 30 October 2009. Old West legend Luther Kelly resided in Paradise for the last 13 years of his life. NFL wide receiver Jeff Maehl is from Paradise. Musician Richard Campbell grew up in Paradise, graduated from Paradise High School in 1977, and went on to perform with Natalie Cole, Three Dog Night, Dave Mason, Edgar Winter and America. References Jump up ^ `` California Cities by Incorporation Date '' ( Word ). California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions. Retrieved March 27, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Town Council ''. Town of Paradise. Retrieved May 10, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Senators ''. State of California. Retrieved March 20, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Members Assembly ''. State of California. Retrieved March 20, 2013. Jump up ^ `` California 's 1st Congressional District - Representatives & District Map ''. Civic Impulse, LLC. Retrieved March 1, 2013. Jump up ^ `` 2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files ''. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Jun 28, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Paradise ''. Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved May 10, 2015. ^ Jump up to : `` Paradise ( Town ) QuickFacts ''. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 10, 2015. ^ Jump up to : `` Population and Housing Unit Estimates ''. Retrieved June 9, 2017. 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External links Official website Ontheridge.com : Paradise history + geography Paradise Ridge Chamber of Commerce website Municipalities and communities of Butte County, California, United States County seat : Oroville Cities and towns Biggs Chico Gridley Oroville Paradise CDPs Bangor Berry Creek Butte Creek Canyon Butte Meadows Butte Valley Cherokee Clipper Mills Cohasset Concow Durham Forbestown Forest Ranch Honcut Kelly Ridge Magalia Nord Oroville East Palermo Rackerby ‡ Richvale Robinson Mill South Oroville Stirling City Thermalito Yankee Hill Unincorporated communities Anita Big Bar Big Bend Blavo Brush Creek Camp Eighteen Cana Centerville Chapmantown Craig Cresta Dayton Deadwood DeSabla Dodge Place Dodgeland East Biggs East Gridley Elsey Esquon Fagan Feather Falls Helltown Hughes Place Hurleton Inskip Irish Town James Jonesville Junction House Kister Kramm Lomo Lovelock Lumpkin Mayaro Merrills Landing Merrimac Mineral Slide Nelson Nelsons Crossing Nimshew Oak Grove Old Forbestown Oregon City Oroleve Oroville Junction Paradise Pines Parkhill Peachton Pentz Poe Powellton Pulga Ramada Rancho Llano Seco Riceton Richardson Springs Robinsons Corner Roble Rogerville Shippee Stirling Junction Sunnyslope The Pines Toadtown Vista Robles Wicks Corner Wyandotte Ghost towns Appleton Avon Bagdad Bauka Bayu Berdan Bidwell Bidwell 's Bar Big Ripples Blinzing Bloomer Brush Butte Creek Center Ville Chandon Channel Chardon Clear Creek Colbys Landing Coutolenc Craig Crouch David Dawlytown Diamondville Dredge Enterprise Eskini Evans Evansville Flea Valley Gimbal Gold Lake Greenland Gridley Colony Number One Gridley Colony Number Two Hamilton Haselbusch Hawk Ravine Hokomo Holhoto Honcut City Hume Hylandville Intake Isaiah Johnson Kalkalya Kulaiapto Land Las Plumas Lava Beds Long 's Bar Lorraine Losee Luce Lynchburg Martinsburgh McKay Meadow Michopdo Mill City Millers Ranch Mortimer Moseley Mulberry Neals Diggins Nelson Bar New Blinzing Oak Arbor Ololopa Omit Bar Optimo Oregon Bar Orloff Ostrander Otaki Pacific Heights Paki Paradise Flat Phillips Corner Pipers Platts Pond Potter 's Bar Powellton Meadow Quartz Richland Rio Seco Rock Creek Savona Soto South Fork Speedway Stanwood Summit Sundale Sunusi Swayne Swedes Flat Sycamore Crossing Tadoiko Taikus Tarr 's Ranch Tilden Tolle 's Old Diggings Totoma Tsuka Virginia Mills Wagners Wagstaff Ward West Branch Whiskey Flat ( east ) Whiskey Flat ( west ) Yankee Flat Yauko Yuman Footnotes ‡ This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties Sacramento Valley Counties Butte Colusa Glenn Placer Sacramento Shasta Sutter Tehama Yolo Yuba Major cities Sacramento Cities and towns 100k - 250k Elk Grove Roseville Cities and towns 25k - 99k Antelope Arden - Arcade Carmichael Chico Citrus Heights Davis Fair Oaks Florin Folsom Foothill Farms Lincoln North Highlands Orangevale Paradise Rancho Cordova Redding Rocklin West Sacramento Woodland Yuba City Cities and towns 10k - 25k Auburn Galt Granite Bay La Riviera Linda Magalia Marysville North Auburn Olivehurst Oroville Parkway Red Bluff Rio Linda Rosemont Shasta Lake Vineyard Sub-regions Sacramento Metropolitan Area Yuba -- Sutter area Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Paradise,_California&oldid=787951280 '' Categories : Paradise, California Cities in Butte County, California Geography of the Sacramento Valley Populated places in the Sierra Nevada ( U.S. ) Incorporated cities and towns in California Populated places established in 1979 1979 establishments in California Hidden categories : Articles needing additional references from September 2013 All articles needing additional references Coordinates on Wikidata All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from January 2010 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Bân - lâm - gú Български Català Cebuano Deutsch Español Euskara فارسی Français Hrvatski Kreyòl ayisyen Malagasy Nederlands नेपाल भाषा 日本 語 Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча Polski Português Српски / srpski Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски Svenska Tagalog Türkçe اردو Volapük Winaray 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 28 June 2017, at 15 : 25. 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Question: how far is paradise ca from chico ca
Answer: 10 miles