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Platina, California.

. Red Bluff, CA metro.

What it costs per month · Platina $3,997/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$1,997 (+100%) since Jan 2020.

Monthly payment to buy the typical home

Home value × that month's 30-year mortgage rate, 20% down, principal and interest. This is the line households feel: prices and rates compound each other.

$1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 California $3,997 United States $1,922
$1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • California$3,997
  • United States$1,922

Living in Platina, Tehama County, California

Platina, in Tehama County, had 13 people in the 2020 census. Unemployment in Tehama County was 6.2% in August 2026, and the county had 0.4% fewer jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most people in Tehama County work in schools and health care, then shops.

People 13 in the 2020 census
Household income Too few homes in Platina for the Census survey to measure.
Unemployment 6.2% Tehama County, August 2026; 6.6% a year before
Homes Too few homes in Platina for the Census survey to measure.

Written by AI Claude Haiku 5.5 wrote this on 22 October 2026 from the figures here, a list of nearby places and what it knows. It can be wrong or out of date.

What it’s like

The place. Platina is a small rural community in Tehama County, in northern California, where neighbors often know one another well. Winters are the coldest part of the year, with a fair amount of rain and melted snow, and summers are hot and dry. The surrounding hills and forests are part of daily life here.

Work. Many residents work in schools, hospitals and social care, or in government. Shops and restaurants, hotels and entertainment also provide work. The county has seen slightly fewer jobs in recent years, and its unemployment rate has eased over the past year.

Things to do. The Chanchelulla Wilderness is a protected area a short drive away, with trails and open country. Whiskeytown Lake, a reservoir a longer drive away, is a popular place for water and open-air outings. Weaverville Joss House State Historic Park, a museum a longer drive away, shows the region's history.

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What people in Tehama County work in

  • Schools, hospitals and social care24%
  • Shops (retail)13%
  • Restaurants, hotels and entertainment9%
  • Government9%
  • Farming, forestry and mining9%
  • Manufacturing9%

Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. Tehama County had 19,664 jobs in 2025, 0.4% fewer than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).

Weather through the year

Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in December, 53° and 36°; warmest in July, 96° and 63° 40° 60° 80° 100° J F M A M J J 96° 63° A S O N D 53° 36°
Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in December, 53° and 36°; warmest in July, 96° and 63° 40° 60° 80° 100° J F M A M J J 96° 63° A S O N D 53° 36°

Coldest in December, with highs near 53° and lows near 36°; warmest in July, with highs near 96° and lows near 63°. About 47 inches of rain and melted snow a year.

Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the Redding Wnw weather station, 26 miles away (NOAA).

Largest workplaces in Tehama County

  1. WalmartGeneral warehousing and storage862
  2. County of TehamaBoards of supervisors, county and local713
  3. Sierra Pacific WindowsFrames, door and window, wood, manufacturing616
  4. Rolling Hills Casino721120 casino hotels611
  5. CAL FireCal fire462
  6. St Elizabeth Community HosptialGeneral hospital415FTE
  7. Sierra Pacific IndustriesMoldings, clear and finger joint wood, manufacturing361
  8. Sierra Pacific IndMoldings, wood and covered wood, manufacturing326

Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 45 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 7,523 people in all across the county; Platina has none of its own. Hospitals come from their Medicare cost reports (CMS, 2023); FTE marks full-time equivalent staff. Not listed: many offices and banks, which need not report to OSHA; military bases, whose staff OPM withholds; and, in about half the states, city and county governments.

Natural hazards

  1. WildfireVery high
  2. Inland floodingRelatively high
  3. LandslidesRelatively moderate
  4. EarthquakesRelatively moderate
  5. Winter weatherRelatively moderate

FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms in Platina’s census tracts, against the rest of the country; all of them together, very high. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.

From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out. More on Tehama County and the Red Bluff, CA metro.

Platina home values

Zillow measures a city over its municipal boundary. Against the state and national figures, mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

Not enough data to draw this yet.

Market heat, inside the city limits

Homes for sale

Active for-sale inventory. More supply hands power to buyers.

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Zip codes with a Platina address

A different geography, not a breakdown. The figure above covers the municipality; these zips cover everywhere the Post Office calls Platina — often including townships beyond the city limits. Both come straight from Zillow, and they are not expected to average out.

Zillow publishes no zip-level series with this city on the address.