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Grass Valley score: 40/100 (Moderate) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Grass Valley safe? United States travel risk

Is Grass Valley safe right now? Checked 17 October 2026

Grass Valley scores 40/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. The US State Department does not issue advice for United States. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.

Grass Valley scores 40/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and United States (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Grass Valley: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.

Driven by: security (35/100) and crime and scams (47/100).

A score of 40 is higher than 41% of the cities we score.

Consult the United States travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.

Territorial & Position Context

Charted at coordinates 39.2238° N, 121.0522° W in California, Grass Valley maintains a regional distance of 3,763.6 km ENE to Washington.

Region
California
Coordinates
39.2238° N, 121.0522° W
Elevation
735 m
Time Zone
America/Los_Angeles
Population
14,126
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Sacramento (81.4 km SSW).

Critical Services & Regional Transit

Aviation Hub Beale Air Force Base (BAB) 34.6 km WSW
Hospital Care Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital 0.6 km NE
Police Station Grass Valley Police Department 1.0 km SW
Railway Terminal NCNGRR Museum 4.1 km NE

Adjacent Localities in United States

Natural Hazard Calendar & History

5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)

Hazard Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Wildfires — — — — — — — — 1 — — —

Most wildfire events within 100 km of Grass Valley happened in September (1 of 1 in five years).

Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.

For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the United States travel advice & laws.

Check the official entry requirements for your nationality before you travel. See the United States entry requirements.

Regional Centers with Threat Ratings

Yuba City 15
51.5 km W
Roseville 20
55.5 km SSW
Folsom 10
62.4 km S
Sacramento 70
81.4 km SSW
Chico 15
88.4 km NW
Elk Grove 15
94.3 km SSW

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Reference data: SimpleMaps (CC BY 4.0), GeoNames, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports, Open-Meteo, GDACS, USGS · Sources · Editorial Policy