ZIP 96105 · Plumas County, CA

Six governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 96105: the state, county, city or town and school district, and where each one's money comes from and goes.

Each government is shown for its own newest fiscal year on file, so the years differ. Figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, the government's own report or, for California governments, the California State Controller's Office and the California Department of Education, as named under Sources and more.

Where do my taxes go in 96105?
96105 is served by the State of California, Sierra Plumas Joint Unified School District, Plumas County, Sierra County, Lassen County and Fort Sage Unified School District. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, State of California spent $522.8 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Sierra Plumas Joint Unified School District spent $9.2 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025), Plumas County spent $84.2 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Sierra County spent $40.1 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Lassen County spent $82.5 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024) and Fort Sage Unified School District spent $4.7 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 96105?
Of the governments serving 96105, State of California collected $3.56 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Plumas County collected $16.4 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Lassen County collected $10.2 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Sierra County collected $4.8 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Sierra Plumas Joint Unified School District collected $3.5 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025) and Fort Sage Unified School District collected $501 thousand (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 96105.

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From the state down to your schools: where each one's money comes from and goes.

See the full budget for: Plumas County, Sierra County, Lassen County and Sierra Plumas Joint Unified School District

Why not this year? California governments with newer filings show figures from the California State Controller's Office and the California Department of Education (for 2024 and 2025, each government's newest year on file). Each other figure is the newest year the U.S. Census Bureau has published for that government, so the years differ and are not the current year. Most governments post their current budget on their own website.

Where property tax goes in 96105

State of California$3.56 billion

0.7% of its $477.8 billion in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

Plumas County$16.4 million

16% of its $105 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

Lassen County$10.2 million

11% of its $94.0 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

Sierra County$4.8 million

12% of its $41.9 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

Sierra Plumas Joint Unified School District$3.5 million

34% of its $10.2 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2025

Fort Sage Unified School District$501 thousand

11% of its $4.5 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2025

These are each government's total property tax collections, not your bill. Your own bill is split by each government's tax rate, shown on your property tax bill.

Your counties

This ZIP is outside any city or town, so Plumas County, Sierra County and Lassen County provides local services like police and parks.

Plumas County

$84.2 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

About 60% of this ZIP is in Plumas County.

Where the money comes from

State tax money50%County taxes22%Fees for services (parks, land and natural resources, road charges)9.0%Federal tax money8.6%Fines and other8.4%Local tax money1.5%

What stands out

50%

of Plumas County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 23%.

Full Plumas County breakdown

County taxes22%

Property tax
16%$16.4 million
Other taxes
3.5%$3.7 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; occupation and business licenses and 4 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.4 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$724 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$292 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$208 thousand
  • Other licenses$53 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
3.2%$3.3 million

Fees for services9.0%

Fees for services
9.0%$9.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks, land and natural resources and 8 more
  • Other service charges$5.0 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$1.3 million
  • Road charges$822 thousand
  • Garbage collection$821 thousand
  • Airport$577 thousand
  • Water$513 thousand
  • Sewer$351 thousand
  • Transit fares$49 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$17 thousand
  • Other school charges$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.6%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
8.6%$9.0 million

State tax money50%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
50%$52.2 million

Local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.5%$1.6 million

Fines and other8.4%

Interest, rents and other
8.2%$8.6 million
Fines
0.2%$244 thousand
Plumas County page →

Where the money goes

Health and hospitals19%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Running the government and other costs19%Roads, transit and parking14%Social services14%All other spending15%

What stands out

14%

of Plumas County's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Full Plumas County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
19%$16.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$16.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$16.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$8.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.7 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$711 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$15.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$9.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
14%$12.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$9.3 million
  • Public transit$1.4 million
  • Airports$1.4 million
Social services
14%$11.9 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$11.9 million
Schools and colleges
7.6%$6.4 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$6.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$1.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$545 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.7%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$627 thousand
  • Sewer systems$413 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$371 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.7%$1.4 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1.3 million
  • Sent to the state government$154 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.2%$970 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$970 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$435 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$320 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$115 thousand
Plumas County page →

Sierra County

$40.1 million budget in fiscal year 2024 (ended June 30, 2024), from the California State Controller's Office.

About 26% of this ZIP is in Sierra County.

Where the money comes from

State tax money57%County taxes14%Fees for services11%Federal tax money9.4%Fines and other8.5%
Full Sierra County breakdown

County taxes14%

Property tax
12%$4.8 million
Tourism taxes
1.1%$446 thousand
Sales tax
0.7%$291 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$153 thousand

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$4.8 million

Federal tax money9.4%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
9.4%$3.9 million

State tax money57%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
57%$23.9 million

Fines and other8.5%

Interest, rents and other
8.5%$3.6 million
Sierra County page →

Where the money goes

Roads, transit and parking32%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Health and hospitals15%Running the government and other costs13%Social services9.0%All other spending11%
Full Sierra County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
32%$13.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$8.1 million
Health and hospitals
15%$6.0 million
Running the government and other costs
13%$5.2 million
Social services
9.0%$3.6 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
5.7%$2.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.7%$1.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$347 thousand
Schools and colleges
0.4%$154 thousand
Sierra County page →

Lassen County

$82.5 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

About 14% of this ZIP is in Lassen County.

Where the money comes from

State tax money68%County taxes13%Fees for services (parks and recreation, parks, land and natural resources)7.0%Fines and other5.1%Federal tax money5.0%Local tax money1.9%

What stands out

68%

of Lassen County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 23%.

Full Lassen County breakdown

County taxes13%

Property tax
11%$10.2 million
Sales tax
1.7%$1.6 million
Other taxes
0.9%$805 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other licenses and 4 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$277 thousand
  • Other licenses$190 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$144 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$94 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$56 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$44 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.0%

Fees for services
7.0%$6.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; other school charges and 3 more
  • Other service charges$5.7 million
  • Other school charges$658 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$121 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$63 thousand
  • Road charges$40 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.0%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
5.0%$4.7 million

State tax money68%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
68%$63.5 million

Local tax money1.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.9%$1.8 million

Fines and other5.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$4.4 million
Fines
0.5%$434 thousand
Lassen County page →

Where the money goes

Social services25%Running the government and other costs23%Health and hospitals19%Schools and colleges17%Roads, transit and parking7.8%All other spending8.7%

What stands out

25%

of Lassen County's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Full Lassen County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Social services
25%$20.8 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$20.8 million
Running the government and other costs
23%$18.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$13.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.3 million
Health and hospitals
19%$15.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$15.5 million
Schools and colleges
17%$13.8 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$13.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.8%$6.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$6.4 million
  • Public transit$76 thousand
Sent to other local governments
4.1%$3.4 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$3.0 million
  • Sent to the state government$435 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.1%$2.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$1.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$864 thousand
  • Police$452 thousand
  • Fire protection$78 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.8%$697 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$697 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$380 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$380 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$118 thousand
Lassen County page →

Your schools

Sierra Plumas Joint Unified School District

$9.2 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended June 30, 2025), from the California Department of Education.

About 84% of this ZIP is in Sierra Plumas Joint Unified School District.

Where the money comes from

State tax money49%School district taxes34%Fines and other10%Federal tax money4.8%County and local tax money1.9%
Full Sierra Plumas Joint Unified School District breakdown

School district taxes34%

Property tax
34%$3.5 million

Fees for services<0.1%

Fees for services
<0.1%$268

Federal tax money4.8%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
4.8%$485 thousand

State tax money49%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
49%$5.0 million

County and local tax money1.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.9%$189 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
10%$1.0 million
Sierra Plumas Joint Unified School District page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges97%Sent to other local governments3.3%
Full Sierra Plumas Joint Unified School District breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
97%$8.9 million
Sent to other local governments
3.3%$303 thousand
Sierra Plumas Joint Unified School District page →

Fort Sage Unified School District

$4.7 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended June 30, 2025), from the California Department of Education.

About 14% of this ZIP is in Fort Sage Unified School District.

Where the money comes from

State tax money70%Federal tax money13%School district taxes11%Fines and other3.5%County and local tax money2.5%
Full Fort Sage Unified School District breakdown

School district taxes11%

Property tax
11%$501 thousand

Federal tax money13%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
13%$586 thousand

State tax money70%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
70%$3.2 million

County and local tax money2.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.5%$114 thousand

Fines and other3.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$160 thousand
Fort Sage Unified School District page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges91%Sent to other local governments8.8%
Full Fort Sage Unified School District breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
91%$4.2 million
Sent to other local governments
8.8%$412 thousand
Fort Sage Unified School District page →

Your state

State of California

$522.8 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State taxes56%Federal tax money28%Fees for services (hospital bills, college tuition)8.7%Fines and other6.4%Local tax money1.4%
Full California breakdown

What stands out

26%

of California's money comes from a personal income tax.A typical state government gets 14%.

State taxes56%

Individual income tax
26%$123.1 billion
Sales tax
11%$53.3 billion
Other taxes
9.2%$44.1 billion
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 16 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$9.24 billion
  • Motor vehicle licenses$8.51 billion
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$8.27 billion
  • Occupation and business licenses$5.13 billion
  • Other selective sales taxes$4.65 billion
  • Insurance premium taxes$4.01 billion
  • Tobacco taxes$1.43 billion
  • Public utility taxes$967 million
  • Public utility licenses$605 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$418 million
  • Driver's licenses$400 million
  • Severance taxes$133 million
  • Hunting and fishing licenses$124 million
  • Corporation licenses$102 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$98.6 million
  • Amusement licenses$22.0 million
  • Other licenses$18.4 million
  • Estate and gift taxes$891 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Business income tax
8.7%$41.4 billion
Property tax
0.7%$3.56 billion

Fees for services8.7%

Fees for services
8.7%$41.4 billion
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; college tuition and 10 more
  • Hospital bills$22.1 billion
  • College tuition$10.6 billion
  • Other service charges$3.55 billion
  • University housing and dining$2.78 billion
  • Parks, land and natural resources$1.96 billion
  • Parks and recreation$257 million
  • Electric power$149 million
  • Road charges$34.3 million
  • Parking$21.6 million
  • Other government-run businesses$8.8 million
  • Housing$1.0 million
  • Other education charges$683 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money28%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
28%$133.8 billion

Local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From local governments
1.4%$6.66 billion

Fines and other6.4%

Interest, rents and other
6.0%$28.7 billion
Fines
0.4%$1.77 billion
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Where the money goes

Sent to local governments39%Social services30%Schools and colleges12%Health and hospitals5.5%Police, fire, courts and jails4.8%All other spending8.3%

What stands out

39%

of California's spending goes to local governments.A typical state government spends 24%.

Full California breakdown

Spending by category100%

Sent to local governments
39%$205.0 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to local governments: other public welfare and 22 more
  • Sent to school districts$68.1 billion
  • Sent to local governments: other public welfare$67.8 billion
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$11.5 billion
  • Sent to school districts (colleges)$9.41 billion
  • Sent to local governments: roads and highways$8.79 billion
  • Sent to local governments: public health$8.48 billion
  • Sent to local governments: elementary and secondary schools$4.85 billion
  • Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$4.30 billion
  • Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$3.93 billion
  • Sent to local governments: general support$3.92 billion
  • Sent to the federal government$3.60 billion
  • Sent to local governments: housing and community development$3.21 billion
  • Sent to local governments: inspections and regulation$1.80 billion
  • Sent to local governments: garbage and solid waste$1.63 billion
  • Sent to local governments: sewer systems$1.00 billion
  • Sent to local governments: other government administration$998 million
  • Sent to local governments: libraries$671 million
  • Sent to local governments: colleges and universities$250 million
  • Sent to local governments: other education$226 million
  • Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$203 million
  • Sent to local governments: prisons and jails$185 million
  • Sent to local governments: police$75.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: airports$3.5 million
  • Sent to local governments: finance, tax collection and budgeting$190 thousand
Social services
30%$158.6 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; unemployment and social insurance offices and 2 more
  • Other public welfare$156.1 billion
  • Unemployment and social insurance offices$1.83 billion
  • Welfare institutions$559 million
  • Veterans' services$22.8 million
Schools and colleges
12%$62.1 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; scholarships and other education subsidies and 3 more
  • Colleges and universities$44.7 billion
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$7.82 billion
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$4.29 billion
  • Elementary and secondary schools$3.95 billion
  • Other education$1.34 billion
Health and hospitals
5.5%$29.0 billion
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$25.2 billion
  • Public health$3.80 billion
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.8%$25.1 billion
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; inspections and regulation and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$12.6 billion
  • Inspections and regulation$5.00 billion
  • Police$3.20 billion
  • Courts and legal services$2.29 billion
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1.97 billion
Roads, transit and parking
2.5%$13.2 billion
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 2 more
  • Roads and highways$12.0 billion
  • Public transit$1.18 billion
  • Parking$6.1 million
  • Airports$5.7 million
Running the government and other costs
2.5%$12.9 billion
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7.89 billion
  • Other and not broken out$3.16 billion
  • Other government administration$1.10 billion
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$729 million
  • Other government-run businesses$8.3 million
Environment and natural resources
1.7%$9.02 billion
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$9.02 billion
Interest on debt
1.0%$5.39 billion
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$1.54 billion
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; electric power and 2 more
  • Sewer systems$665 million
  • Electric power$378 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$284 million
  • Water supply$214 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$900 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$861 million
  • Libraries$39.4 million
Housing and community development
<0.1%$211 million
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Sources and moreEach government's source, fiscal year and how a ZIP is matched

State of California. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Sierra Plumas Joint Unified School District. California Department of Education, SACS Unaudited Actual Financial Data, fiscal year 2024-25, fiscal year ended June 30, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Plumas County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Sierra County. California State Controller's Office, Cities and Counties Annual Report (By The Numbers), fiscal year 2024, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022.

Lassen County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Fort Sage Unified School District. California Department of Education, SACS Unaudited Actual Financial Data, fiscal year 2024-25, fiscal year ended June 30, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

How these figures are counted. Revenue and spending are the figures that a California government reported to the California State Controller's Office in its annual cities and counties financial report, grouped into the same categories as the Census figures. The report covers general-purpose and enterprise funds, such as water, sewer, trash, transit and hospitals, and leaves out internal service funds and depreciation. Fiscal years end June 30.

Spending by service. The report shows spending by service, with capital projects counted under the service they paid for. Debt repayment is shown separately.

Separate governments. Dependent special districts are not included.

School districts. School district figures are the unaudited actuals filed with the California Department of Education for the 2024-25 school year (ended June 30, 2025). The "Debt payments" line for a school district includes principal as well as interest, so spending can be higher than the Census figure.

How a ZIP is matched. A ZIP code is not a government boundary, so we match it to the cities, counties and school districts that overlap it, using Census Bureau geography. Where a ZIP crosses several, each one is shown with its share of the ZIP. Each government's money covers its own operations only; the others listed here are separate.

Latest recorded year. The year differs by government: each block shows the newest fiscal year on file. A Census survey year covers fiscal years ending July 1 of the year before through June 30 of that year.