Cars in Plumas County.

What vehicles are registered in Plumas County? The DMV counted 20,908 vehicles across 15 ZIPs. Ford is the largest named make. 0.4% are battery electric.

20,908vehicles

15ZIPs
29Named makes
0.4%Battery electric
41.2%Make not namedThe DMV pools small groups

The largest named makes

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

3,108+
2,437+
1,582+
1,200+
1,006+
942+
652+
396+
256+
79+
See all 20 makes
77+
74+
54+
51+
51+
50+
35+
34+
33+
25+

The fuel mix

Gas
16,663
Diesel and diesel hybrid
2,762
Flex-fuel
982
Gas hybrid
355
Battery electric
79
Plug-in hybrid
58
Natural gas
6
Other fuel
3

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.

31
27
6

Plug-in types

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

Battery electric
117
Plug-in hybrid
82

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.

7.0% of new light-duty vehicles sold here in the latest three quarters were zero-emission, 21 of 299. A year earlier the share was 8.6%. Across California it was 19.6%.

2025 Q1 10.8% 9 of 83
2025 Q2 4.8% 5 of 104
2025 Q3 10.9% 10 of 92
2025 Q4 5.2% 5 of 96
2026 Q1preliminary 4.1% 4 of 98
2026 Q2preliminary 8.8% 9 of 102
2026 Q3preliminary 8.1% 8 of 99

Every ZIP in Plumas County

ZIPCityVehiclesLargest named makeBattery electric
95971Quincy6,950Ford0.4%
96122Portola4,263Ford0.4%
96020Chester3,068Ford0.2%
96103Blairsden Graeagle2,032Toyota0.4%
95947Greenville1,402Ford0.3%
96106Clio661FordToo few
95983Taylorsville558FordToo few
96105Chilcoot516FordToo few
95956Meadow Valley464ToyotaToo few
96129Beckwourth314ChevroletToo few
95934Crescent Mills302ChevroletToo few
95923Canyon Dam144FordToo few
96135Vinton114None namedToo few
95984Twain100None namedToo few
95915Belden20None namedToo few

Also overlaps Plumas County, counted in another county: 95981, 96118, 96137.

The largest cities

ZIPs grouped by postal city name.

1Quincy 1 ZIP
6,950
2Portola 1 ZIP
4,263
3Chester 1 ZIP
3,068
2,032
5Greenville 1 ZIP
1,402
6Clio 1 ZIP
661
558
8Chilcoot 1 ZIP
516
464
10Beckwourth 1 ZIP
314
See all 15 cities

The most electric ZIPs

Battery-electric share of each ZIP's vehicles.

196122 Portola
0.4%
295971 Quincy
0.4%
396103 Blairsden Graeagle
0.4%
495947 Greenville
0.3%
596020 Chester
0.2%
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