Paradise, California

About Paradise

Paradise, CA is a close-knit town located in northwestern California, home to 9,114 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Paradise holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 18.32 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 497 residents per square mile.

📰 Paradise News Today

• PG&E showcase in Paradise highlights tech to speed up power line undergrounding - Chico Enterprise-Record Chico Enterprise-Record · Aug 14
• Paradise, USDA celebrate ridge projects Paradise Post · Aug 12
• Rebuilding after wildfire: Paradise, California hosts a gathering on community resilience resilience.org · May 13
• Paradise, Paradise County Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22
• Pentz Fire prompts evacuation warning near Paradise KRCR · Jun 26

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Paradise Unique

• One of 9 places in the US named Paradise — but the California one has a character all its own.
• 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 9,114.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Paradise

• Dutch Bros. Coffee — coffee shop (café)
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• Debbie's Restaurant — american
• Meehos — mexican

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Depot Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Paradise

• Bille Park reviews ★
• Paradise Community Park reviews ★
• Paul Bryne Aquatic Park reviews ★
• Rotary Grove reviews ★
• Terry Ashe Park reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Paradise

• Achieve Charter School of Paradise Inc.
• Children's Community Charter
• HomeTech Charter
• Honey Run Academy Secondary
• Paradise Charter Middle
• Paradise Elementary
• Paradise Junior High
• Paradise Ridge Elementary
• Paradise Senior High
• Paradise Unified Special Education
• Paradise eLearning Academy
• Ponderosa Elementary
• Ridgeview High (Continuation)

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Paradise

🏘️ Nearby Communities