Doyle, Lassen County, California

Census-designated place in California, United States

Doyle

census-designated place

Location in Lassen County and the state of California

Doyle

Location in the United States

Coordinates: 40°01′41″N 120°06′14″W﻿ / ﻿40.02806°N 120.10389°W﻿ / 40.02806; -120.10389
Country|  United States
State|  California
County| Lassen County
Area

[1]

• Total

| 6.108 sq mi (15.819 km2)
• Land| 6.107 sq mi (15.817 km2)
• Water| 0.001 sq mi (0.002 km2)  0.01%
Elevation

[2]

| 4,275 ft (1,303 m)
Population

(2020)

• Total

| 536
• Density| 88/sq mi (34/km2)
Time zone| UTC−08:00 (PST)
• Summer (DST)| UTC−07:00 (PDT)
ZIP Code|

96109

Area code| 530
GNIS feature IDs| 222577; 2583001
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Doyle, Lassen County, California; U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Doyle, Lassen County, California

Doyle is a rural small town in Lassen County, California.[2] It is located 40 miles (64 km) southeast of Susanville,[3] at an elevation of 4275 feet (1303 m).[2] It is located 45 miles (72 km) northwest of Reno, Nevada. The ZIP Code is 96109. The community is inside area code 530. It is located within a census-designated place named after the town,[4] while the population of the town itself was not given. Its population is 536 as of the 2020 census, down from 678 from the 2010 census.

## History

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Oscar Doyle settled at the site in the 1870s and donated land for the town.[3] The first post office at Doyle opened in 1908.[3] The town lost 33 homes in the Beckwourth Complex Fire in July 2021.[5]

## Geography

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According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 6.1 square miles (15.8 km2), over 99% of which is land.[citation needed]

## Climate

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Doyle has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate (Csb), according to the Köppen climate classification system. Due to its relative aridity, it nearly qualifies as having a steppe climate (BSk).[citation needed]

Climate data for Doyle (1923-2012)

Month  | Jan  | Feb  | Mar  | Apr  | May  | Jun  | Jul  | Aug  | Sep  | Oct  | Nov  | Dec  | Year
Record high °F (°C)  | 66
(19)  | 68
(20)  | 80
(27)  | 87
(31)  | 98
(37)  | 107
(42)  | 111
(44)  | 107
(42)  | 105
(41)  | 90
(32)  | 76
(24)  | 69
(21)  | 111
(44)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)  | 41.7
(5.4)  | 47.6
(8.7)  | 56.3
(13.5)  | 65.1
(18.4)  | 74
(23)  | 82.7
(28.2)  | 93.4
(34.1)  | 91.6
(33.1)  | 82.4
(28.0)  | 69.7
(20.9)  | 53.9
(12.2)  | 43.5
(6.4)  | 66.8
(19.3)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)  | 20.1
(−6.6)  | 24.3
(−4.3)  | 28
(−2)  | 32.6
(0.3)  | 38.3
(3.5)  | 43.4
(6.3)  | 48.8
(9.3)  | 46.4
(8.0)  | 41.1
(5.1)  | 33.8
(1.0)  | 26.1
(−3.3)  | 21.4
(−5.9)  | 33.7
(0.9)
Record low °F (°C)  | −31
(−35)  | −24
(−31)  | 2
(−17)  | 7
(−14)  | 18
(−8)  | 12
(−11)  | 28
(−2)  | 29
(−2)  | 19
(−7)  | 8
(−13)  | −10
(−23)  | −25
(−32)  | −31
(−35)
Average precipitation inches (mm)  | 1.8
(46)  | 1.39
(35)  | 1.15
(29)  | 0.62
(16)  | 0.62
(16)  | 0.53
(13)  | 0.25
(6.4)  | 0.22
(5.6)  | 0.36
(9.1)  | 0.76
(19)  | 1.25
(32)  | 1.73
(44)  | 10.69
(272)
Average snowfall inches (cm)  | 5.6
(14)  | 3.7
(9.4)  | 3.5
(8.9)  | 1.8
(4.6)  | 0.6
(1.5)  | 0
(0)  | 0
(0)  | 0
(0)  | 0.1
(0.25)  | 0.2
(0.51)  | 2
(5.1)  | 5
(13)  | 22.6
(57)
Average precipitation days  | 6  | 6  | 6  | 4  | 4  | 3  | 1  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 5  | 6  | 47
Source: WRCC[6]

## Demographics

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The 2020 United States census reported that Doyle had a population of 536. The population density was 87.8 inhabitants per square mile (33.9/km2). The racial makeup of Doyle was 435 (81.2%) White, 9 (1.7%) African American, 10 (1.9%) Native American, 4 (0.7%) Asian, 1 (0.2%) Pacific Islander, 14 (2.6%) from other races, and 63 (11.8%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 37 persons (6.9%).[7]

The whole population lived in households. There were 235 households, out of which 52 (22.1%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 110 (46.8%) were married-couple households, 26 (11.1%) were cohabiting couple households, 39 (16.6%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 60 (25.5%) had a male householder with no partner present. 71 households (30.2%) were one person, and 34 (14.5%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.28.[7] There were 142 families (60.4% of all households).[8]

The age distribution was 108 people (20.1%) under the age of 18, 22 people (4.1%) aged 18 to 24, 120 people (22.4%) aged 25 to 44, 141 people (26.3%) aged 45 to 64, and 145 people (27.1%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 121.5 males.[7]

There were 271 housing units at an average density of 44.4 units per square mile (17.1 units/km2), of which 235 (86.7%) were occupied. Of these, 174 (74.0%) were owner-occupied, and 61 (26.0%) were occupied by renters.[7]

## Politics

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In the state legislature, Doyle is in the 1st senatorial district, represented by Republican Megan Dahle,[9] and the 1st Assembly district, represented by Republican Heather Hadwick.[10]

Federally, Doyle is in California's 1st congressional district, represented by Republican Doug LaMalfa.[11]

## References

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1. ^ U.S. Census Archived 2012-07-02 at the Wayback Machine
2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Doyle, Lassen County, California
3. ^ a b c Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, California: Word Dancer Press. p. 373\. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Doyle, Lassen County, California
5. ^ "Beckwourth Complex burns 100K acres; 33 houses destroyed as containment decreases". FOX40. Associated Press. July 15, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
6. ^ "DOYLE, CA (042504)". Western Regional Climate Center. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
7. ^ a b c d "Doyle CDP, California; DP1: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics - 2020 Census of Population and Housing". US Census Bureau. Retrieved May 19, 2025.
8. ^ "Doyle CDP, California; P16: Household Type - 2020 Census of Population and Housing". US Census Bureau. Retrieved May 19, 2025.
9. ^ "Senators". State of California. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
10. ^ "Members Assembly". State of California. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
11. ^ "California's 1st Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC. Retrieved March 3, 2013.

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