Health · Gold Mountain

Gold Mountain, CA health

Gold Mountain differs from California on 23 of 40 measures. It has fewer uninsured adults (4.7% vs 10.6%) and fewer adults facing housing insecurity (9.9% vs 14.9%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (13% vs 6.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Gold Mountain
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 124 people are less certain, so we show Gold Mountain's figures without a grade.

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How Gold Mountain compares with California

Each theme counts how many of its measures are better, worse or too close to call against the state. Tap one to jump to it.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Gold Mountain adults…

43 of every 100 Gold Mountain adults have high blood pressure
California: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 38–47.5%

Bars show Gold Mountain; the black tick is California. Tap a condition to see it as people.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Gold Mountain, betterGold Mountain, worseToo close to callCalifornia
Get no exerciseshare of adults 25.3% Gold Mountain
CA 24.6%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32.4% Gold Mountain
CA 35.1%
Binge drinkshare of adults 12.4% Gold Mountain
CA 15.3%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.9% Gold Mountain
CA 10.9%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Gold Mountain adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks California.

80%
Yearly checkup
CA 72%
66%
Dentist visit
CA 63%
92%
Cholesterol check
CA 85%
71%
Colon screening
CA 58%
77%
Mammogram
CA 76%
80%
Taking BP meds
CA 71%
1 in 21
working-age adults has no health insurance
Gold Mountain 4.7% · California 1 in 9 (10.6%)
Mind & connection

How Gold Mountain adults are doing

1 in 3Gold Mountain adults feel lonely
31.6% · California 37.3% · better
1 in 4Gold Mountain adults have been diagnosed with depression
25.8% · California 20.1% · worse
1 in 5Gold Mountain adults lack social or emotional support
21.2% · California 28.6% · better
1 in 6Gold Mountain adults are in frequent mental distress
17.2% · California 16.4% · too close to call
Everyday needs

Making ends meet

Needs that shape health as much as any doctor visit: food, housing, utilities and a way to get around.

1 in 8
Gold Mountain adults worry about having enough food
12.7% · CA 17.9% · better
1 in 10
Gold Mountain adults worry about keeping their housing
9.9% · CA 14.9% · better
1 in 16
Gold Mountain adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
6.4% · CA 7.3% · about the same
1 in 14
Gold Mountain adults lack reliable transportation
7% · CA 9.3% · better

15.4% of Gold Mountain adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 15.6% across California.

Disability

Living with a disability

36.6%

of Gold Mountain adults live with a disability (California 30.4%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs20.3%
Thinking or memory14.3%
Hearing8.8%
Errands alone10.1%
Vision5.6%
Dressing or bathing5%

Black tick: California. Shown without a better/worse judgment.

Around Gold Mountain

Gold Mountain and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are hospitals and community health centers in and near Gold Mountain.

Mabie: 33% Clio: 27.8% Iron Horse: 32.8% Valley Ranch: 29.2% C-Road: 30.1% Delleker: 33.3% Mohawk Vista: 29.9% Portola: 33% Whitehawk: 28.4% Gold Mountain: 31.9% Gold Mountain Mabie Clio Iron Horse Valley Ranch Eastern Plumas Hospital - Portola Campus · Portola · 3.9 miH
27.8%33.3%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#6 of 10towns on this map, healthiest first
Clio27.8%
Valley Ranch29.2%
Gold Mountain31.9%
Iron Horse32.8%
Mabie33%
6 places to get careNearest ER 3.9 mi

Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

Getting care

Care in and near Gold Mountain

No hospital or community health center in Gold Mountain itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest EREastern Plumas Hospital - Portola CampusPortola · 3.9 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbySaint Mary's Regional Medical Center★★★★★ · 40.5 miDirections →
+Low-cost careWestern Sierra Medical ClinicDownieville · 21.6 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
3.9 mi
Eastern Plumas Hospital - Portola Campus
Portola · not rated
ERRural critical access
21.6 mi
Western Sierra Medical Clinic
2 sites · nearest in Downieville
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
26.5 mi
Plumas District Hospital
Quincy · not rated
ERRural critical access
34.6 mi
Tahoe Forest Hospital
Truckee · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
36.7 mi
Community Health Alliance
3 sites · nearest in Reno
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
40.5 mi
Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center
Reno · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careGold Mountain is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careGold Mountain is not a shortage area
! Mental healthGold Mountain's county is a federal shortage area.Plumas County · need score 18 of 25

Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Community health centers charge on a sliding scale by income. Distances are straight-line from the center of Gold Mountain. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Gold Mountain
MeasureGold MountainMarginCalifornia
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure42.5%38–47.5%30.5%worse
High cholesterol43.1%38.2–48%35.4%worse
Obesity31.9%24.6–40.2%27.8%about the same
Arthritis37.2%33.1–41.6%20.8%worse
Depression25.8%22.1–29.9%20.1%worse
Lost all teeth (65+)12.6%10.2–15.3%10.6%about the same
Asthma11.7%10.3–13.1%9.3%worse
Cancer (not skin)13%11.6–14.5%6.4%worse
Diabetes14.1%12–16.4%11.7%worse
COPD10%8.1–12.1%5.1%worse
Heart disease9%7.7–10.3%5.6%worse
Stroke4.8%4.1–5.6%3.1%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes14.9%11.8–18.1%10.9%worse
Binge drink12.4%10–15%15.3%better
Get no exercise25.3%20.4–30.8%24.6%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours32.4%25.9–39.5%35.1%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup79.8%76.1–83.1%71.9%better
Dentist visit65.6%61.7–69.2%62.8%about the same
Cholesterol check91.5%89.8–92.9%85.4%better
Colon screening70.5%65.7–75%57.5%better
Mammogram76.8%69.1–83.5%75.7%about the same
Taking BP meds80%76.4–83.1%71.3%better
No health insurance4.7%3.4–6.2%10.6%better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely31.6%26.6–37.1%37.3%better
Lack emotional support21.2%17.7–25.2%28.6%better
Frequent mental distress17.2%15.1–19.6%16.4%about the same
Fair or poor health23.5%19.7–27.6%22.1%about the same
Frequent physical distress17.3%14.8–19.9%13.4%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity12.7%9.9–16%17.9%better
Housing insecurity9.9%8–12.1%14.9%better
Utility shut-off threat6.4%5.3–7.7%7.3%about the same
No reliable transportation7%5.8–8.4%9.3%better
Receive SNAP15.4%12.1–19.3%15.6%
Disability
Any disability36.6%31.3–41.9%30.4%
Walking or climbing stairs20.3%16.9–23.9%13.8%
Thinking or memory14.3%12.2–16.6%14.6%
Hearing8.8%7.7–10.2%5.9%
Vision5.6%4.8–6.6%5.6%
Dressing or bathing5%4.2–5.9%3.9%
Errands alone10.1%8.4–11.8%8.1%
About these numbers

How CDC estimates town health

They're modeled estimatesCDC combines a large national health survey with each area's age, sex, race and income mix to estimate local rates. Nobody surveyed Gold Mountain door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the California figure falls inside it, we don't call Gold Mountain better or worse.
CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Gold Mountain directly, so these are its own figures.

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The California figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population.

Health estimates: CDC PLACES. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau.

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