Cars in Sierra County.

What vehicles are registered in Sierra County? The DMV counted 3,882 vehicles across 7 ZIPs. Ford is the largest named make. 0.5% are battery electric.

3,882vehicles

7ZIPs
10Named makes
0.5%Battery electric
60.0%Make not namedThe DMV pools small groups

The largest named makes

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

415+
344+
219+
167+
160+
104+
84+
31+
19+
11+

The fuel mix

Gas
3,022
Diesel and diesel hybrid
599
Flex-fuel
160
Gas hybrid
73
Battery electric
18
Plug-in hybrid
9
Other fuel
1

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.

11
3
2

Plug-in types

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

Battery electric
33
Plug-in hybrid
10

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.

16.7% of new light-duty vehicles sold here in the latest three quarters were zero-emission, 8 of 48. A year earlier the share was 10.3%. Across California it was 19.6%.

2025 Q1 12.0% 3 of 25
2025 Q2 0.0% 0 of 16
2025 Q3 17.6% 3 of 17
2025 Q4 25.0% 5 of 20
2026 Q1preliminary 20.0% 3 of 15
2026 Q2preliminary 13.3% 2 of 15
2026 Q3preliminary 16.7% 3 of 18

Every ZIP in Sierra County

ZIPCityVehiclesLargest named makeBattery electric
96118Loyalton1,691Ford0.4%
95936Downieville672FordToo few
96124Calpine470ToyotaToo few
96125Sierra City444ToyotaToo few
96126Sierraville421FordToo few
95910Alleghany99ToyotaToo few
95944Goodyears Bar85None namedToo few

Also overlaps Sierra County, counted in another county: 95922, 95960, 96105.

The largest cities

ZIPs grouped by postal city name.

1Loyalton 1 ZIP
1,691
672
3Calpine 1 ZIP
470
444
421
6Alleghany 1 ZIP
99
85

The most electric ZIPs

Battery-electric share of each ZIP's vehicles.

196118 Loyalton
0.4%
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