Cars in Butte County.
What vehicles are registered in Butte County? The DMV counted 161,454 vehicles across 20 ZIPs. Toyota is the largest named make. 1.2% are battery electric.
161,454vehicles
The largest named makes
Each make count is a lower bound, because the DMV pools small groups.
See all 20 makes
The fuel mix
Top plug-in models
From the state energy agency. Its count is a year newer than the DMV file and covers light-duty vehicles only.
Plug-in types
3,654 plug-in and fuel-cell vehicles in all.
How many new cars sold here are zero-emission?
New light-duty sales by quarter, from the state energy agency. The newest quarters are preliminary.
10.8% of new light-duty vehicles sold here in the latest three quarters were zero-emission, 360 of 3,319. A year earlier the share was 10.5%. Across California it was 19.6%.
Every ZIP in Butte County
| ZIP | City | Vehicles | Largest named make | Battery electric |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 95973 | Chico | 31,291 | Toyota | 1.6% |
| 95928 | Chico | 25,835 | Toyota | 1.9% |
| 95966 | Oroville | 23,884 | Ford | 0.6% |
| 95926 | Chico | 23,512 | Toyota | 1.5% |
| 95965 | Oroville | 16,643 | Ford | 0.6% |
| 95948 | Gridley | 9,984 | Ford | 0.7% |
| 95969 | Paradise | 9,964 | Toyota | 1.0% |
| 95954 | Magalia | 6,978 | Toyota | 0.4% |
| 95938 | Durham | 4,287 | Ford | 1.4% |
| 95917 | Biggs | 2,986 | Ford | 0.7% |
| 95968 | Palermo | 1,692 | Toyota | 0.5% |
| 95942 | Forest Ranch | 1,460 | Toyota | 1.8% |
| 95914 | Bangor | 767 | Ford | Too few |
| 95916 | Berry Creek | 623 | Ford | Too few |
| 95974 | Richvale | 459 | Ford | Too few |
| 95941 | Forbestown | 390 | Ford | Too few |
| 95930 | Clipper Mills | 301 | Ford | Too few |
| 95978 | Stirling City | 209 | Toyota | Too few |
| 95929 | Chico | 105 | Ford | Too few |
| 95958 | Nelson | 84 | None named | Too few |
Also overlaps Butte County, counted in another county: 95901.
The largest cities
ZIPs grouped by postal city name.
See all 16 cities
The most electric ZIPs
Battery-electric share of each ZIP's vehicles.
