# Madeline, California

Madeline is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lassen County, California. It is located 45 miles (72 km) north-northeast of Susanville, at an elevation of 5325 feet (1623 m). Its population is 21 as of the 2020 census.
A post office was operated at Madeline from 1875 to 1878, and from 1879 to 1882. It was reopened in 1887, and moved in 1902. The zip code for the town is 96119.
Madeline was formerly a stop on the now-abandoned Nevada-California-Oregon Railway, later taken over by the Southern Pacific Railroad.

## Climate

This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Madeline has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.
Climate data for Madeline, California, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1908-1975 :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 64 (18) | 64 (18) | 72 (22) | 84 (29) | 93 (34) | 101 (38) | 104 (40) | 102 (39) | 95 (35) | 90 (32) | 75 (24) | 68 (20) | 104 (40) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 41.0 (5.0) | 43.7 (6.5) | 48.9 (9.4) | 54.1 (12.3) | 63.5 (17.5) | 73.6 (23.1) | 84.7 (29.3) | 83.7 (28.7) | 76.2 (24.6) | 62.7 (17.1) | 49.2 (9.6) | 39.9 (4.4) | 60.1 (15.6) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 30.3 (−0.9) | 32.7 (0.4) | 37.1 (2.8) | 41.3 (5.2) | 49.2 (9.6) | 57.0 (13.9) | 65.4 (18.6) | 64.0 (17.8) | 57.3 (14.1) | 46.6 (8.1) | 36.7 (2.6) | 29.5 (−1.4) | 45.6 (7.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 19.6 (−6.9) | 21.6 (−5.8) | 25.2 (−3.8) | 28.5 (−1.9) | 35.0 (1.7) | 40.4 (4.7) | 46.1 (7.8) | 44.3 (6.8) | 38.3 (3.5) | 30.5 (−0.8) | 24.1 (−4.4) | 19.0 (−7.2) | 31.1 (−0.5) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −28 (−33) | −26 (−32) | −20 (−29) | 8 (−13) | 12 (−11) | 20 (−7) | 26 (−3) | 20 (−7) | 19 (−7) | 9 (−13) | −8 (−22) | −36 (−38) | −36 (−38) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 1.73 (44) | 1.38 (35) | 1.50 (38) | 1.33 (34) | 1.58 (40) | 0.89 (23) | 0.34 (8.6) | 0.27 (6.9) | 0.30 (7.6) | 0.68 (17) | 1.28 (33) | 1.84 (47) | 13.12 (334.1) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 17.0 (43) | 10.0 (25) | 9.9 (25) | 4.7 (12) | 2.7 (6.9) | 0.2 (0.51) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 1.3 (3.3) | 3.6 (9.1) | 9.4 (24) | 58.8 (148.81) |
| Source 1: PRISM (41°03′05″N 120°28′31″W﻿ / ﻿41.0514°N 120.4754°W﻿ / 41.0514; -120.4754, 5,328 feet (1,624 m), spatially interpolated, 1991-2020 normals) ||||||||||||||
| Source 2: WRCC (extremes, snow) ||||||||||||||

## Demographics

Madeline first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census.

### 2020 Census

Madeline CDP, California – Racial and ethnic composition Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race. :
| Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2020 | % 2020 |
| White alone (NH) | 9 | 42.86% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 1 | 4.76% |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
| Other race alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 4 | 19.05% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 7 | 33.33% |
| Total | 21 | 100.00% |