Crescent City, California

About Crescent City

Crescent City, CA is a close-knit town located in northwestern California counting 6,209 people who proudly call it home.

Crescent City holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1.96 square miles, giving it a compact, walkable footprint at roughly 3,168 residents per square mile.

📰 Crescent City News Today

• Crescent City Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22
• Highway 199 closed near Crescent City after overturned semitruck spills lumber KRCR · Jul 29
• California reopens salmon fishing, but Crescent City fishermen still shut out Jefferson Public Radio · Apr 14
• Coast Guard medevacs crew member from fishing vessel south of Crescent City United States Coast Guard News (.mil) · Jan 23
• NorCal earthquakes: Magnitude 5.1, 5.7 quakes felt near Eureka, Crescent City, California-Oregon border: USGS ABC7 Bay Area · Jun 3

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Crescent City Unique

• Positioned in northwestern California, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of California — one of 1,618 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Big enough for services and schools, small enough to feel like home.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 6,209.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Crescent City

• Dutch Bros. Coffee — coffee shop (café)
• Seafront Baking Company (café)
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• Vita Cucina Bakery — cake (café)
• Cazadores — mexican
• Denny's — american
• Elise's Eatery
• Enoteca
• Kin Khao Thai Eatery
• Tsunami Sports Bar & Grill

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Crescent City Lighthouse · Museum
• Del Norte County Historical Society Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Crescent City

• Castle Rock National Wildlife Refuge · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Del Norte County Fairgrounds reviews ★
• Southwest Seal Rock Special Closure · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Beach Front Park reviews ★
• Brother Jonathan Park reviews ★
• Castle Rock Special Closure · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Crescent City

• Bess Maxwell Elementary
• Castle Rock
• Crescent Elk Middle
• Del Norte Community
• Del Norte County ROP
• Del Norte High
• Elk Creek
• Joe Hamilton Elementary
• Mary Peacock Elementary
• Pine Grove Elementary
• Redwood Elementary
• Sunset High
• Uncharted Shores Academy

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Sutter Coast Hospital ★★ (2/5 CMS rating)

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Crescent City

🏘️ Nearby Communities