Caribou, California

About Caribou

Set in the northern part of California, Caribou is a small unincorporated community.

Caribou holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.16 square miles.

📰 Caribou News Today

• Owner of 20 Maine nursing homes selling to California healthcare group The County · Aug 27
• Patrick F. Enright Obituary (2026) - Caribou, ME - Mockler Funeral Home - Caribou Legacy | Obituary · Mar 24
• 'Unprecedented' increase to Baffin Island caribou harvest prompts questions CBC · Aug 6
• Caribou Recovery Program Government of British Columbia · Jul 17
• Caribou recovery at Parks Canada: out of sight—but not out of mind Parks Canada · Jan 16

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📰 Local News

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What Makes Caribou Unique

• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.16 sq mi.
• 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

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.

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🔧 Local Services

Local Garage Door Repair Inc
Serving Caribou, CA
📞 (530) 684-6837

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