Cars in Modoc County.

What vehicles are registered in Modoc County? The DMV counted 8,712 vehicles across 11 ZIPs. Chevrolet is the largest named make. 0.1% are battery electric.

8,712vehicles

11ZIPs
28Named makes
0.1%Battery electric
44.0%Make not namedThe DMV pools small groups

The largest named makes

Each make count is a lower bound, because the DMV pools small groups.

1,295+
1,130+
734+
457+
274+
200+
197+
151+
80+
64+
See all 20 makes
28+
25+
22+
21+
20+
20+
19+
15+
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The fuel mix

Gas
6,522
Diesel and diesel hybrid
1,507
Flex-fuel
525
Gas hybrid
132
Plug-in hybrid
16
Battery electric
10

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.

5
3
3
3

Plug-in types

39 plug-in and fuel-cell vehicles in all.

Battery electric
14
Plug-in hybrid
25

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.

0.0% of new light-duty vehicles sold here in the latest three quarters were zero-emission, 0 of 88. A year earlier the share was 4.8%. Across California it was 19.6%.

2025 Q1 5.3% 2 of 38
2025 Q2 8.2% 4 of 49
2025 Q3 0.0% 0 of 39
2025 Q4 0.0% 0 of 35
2026 Q1preliminary 0.0% 0 of 31
2026 Q2preliminary 0.0% 0 of 24
2026 Q3preliminary 0.0% 0 of 33

Every ZIP in Modoc County

ZIPCityVehiclesLargest named makeBattery electric
96101Alturas5,530Chevrolet<0.1%
96104Cedarville773FordToo few
96006Adin681FordToo few
96054Lookout370DodgeToo few
96015Canby353ChevroletToo few
96116Likely244ChevroletToo few
96112Fort Bidwell214ToyotaToo few
96115Lake City171None namedToo few
96108Davis Creek158ToyotaToo few
96110Eagleville123DodgeToo few
97635New Pine Creek95None namedToo few

Also overlaps Modoc County, counted in another county: 96056, 96134.

The largest cities

ZIPs grouped by postal city name.

1Alturas 1 ZIP
5,530
2Cedarville 1 ZIP
773
3Adin 1 ZIP
681
4Lookout 1 ZIP
370
5Canby 1 ZIP
353
6Likely 1 ZIP
244
214
8Lake City 1 ZIP
171
158
10Eagleville 1 ZIP
123
See all 11 cities

The most electric ZIPs

Battery-electric share of each ZIP's vehicles.

196101 Alturas
<0.1%
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