Canyondam, California

About Canyondam

Canyondam is a small unincorporated community in northern California.

Officially, Canyondam is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.77 square miles.

📰 Canyondam News Today

• Update: 2.1 magnitude earthquake struck near Canyondam, CA on Aug. 5 San Luis Obispo Tribune · Aug 5
• Canyondam becomes latest California town to burn in Dixie Fire KTVU · Aug 6
• Cabin in Canyondam · ★4.7 · 3 bedrooms · 4 beds · 2 baths airbnb.com · May 25
• "Very sad news," Sierra Bible Camp destroyed by Dixie Fire, many heartbroken KRCR · Aug 7
• Licensable picture: Site where Canyon Dam Store stood before burning in the Dixie Fire near Canyondam reutersconnect.com · Aug 7

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What Makes Canyondam Unique

• The only place in America named Canyondam — 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

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

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