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1878
Frank Schulenburg Photographic Collection –Tintype – Unidentified photographer from Yreka, California-5062, 1878
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About Yreka
City in California, United StatesYreka ( wy-REE-kə) is a city in and the county seat of Siskiyou County, California, United States, near the Shasta River and about 22 miles south of the state border with Oregon. The city has an area of about 10 square miles (26 km2), most of it land. As of the 2020 census, its population was 7,807, reflecting an increase from 7,765 in the 2010 census. Yreka is home to the College of the Siskiyous, Klamath National Forest Interpretive Museum, and the Siskiyou County Museum. It was incorporated on April 21, 1857.
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Housing in Yreka
The typical Yreka home is worth about $253,000, about the same as a year ago, 67% below the California typical home.
Safety in Yreka
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A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Yreka's police department reported only 2024 and 2025, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.
Schools in Yreka
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The public schools Yreka’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 76% of California’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
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