Alleghany, California

About Alleghany

Alleghany, CA is a small unincorporated community located in northern California.

Alleghany holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.35 square miles.

📰 Alleghany News Today

• Alleghany vs Elkin Football - Oct 30, 2026 Sports Illustrated · Aug 11
• Magnitude 5.5 Earthquake Shakes Western Nevada and Northern California with No Major Damage Reported SierraDailyNews.com · Apr 13
• Six nursing facilities in western Virginia apparently sold to California investor Virginia Business · Jan 13
• Ruth Riesland Obituary - Yuma, AZ Dignity Memorial · Nov 5
• Forest City’s last residents keep California ghost town alive | Bartell's Backroads ABC10 · Oct 9

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Alleghany Unique

• The only place in America named Alleghany — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in northern California, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.

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