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Live Oak score: 41/100 (Moderate) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Live Oak safe? United States travel risk

Is Live Oak safe right now? Checked 17 October 2026

Live Oak scores 41/100 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.

Live Oak scores 41/100 (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 Live Oak: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.

Driven by: security (35/100) and natural hazards (54/100).

A score of 41 is higher than 43% of the cities we score.

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

Territorial & Position Context

Coordinates 36.9860° N, 121.9804° W place Live Oak within California at an elevation of 32 meters. Heading to Washington: 3,908.5 km ENE.

Region
California
Coordinates
36.9860° N, 121.9804° W
Elevation
32 m
Time Zone
America/Los_Angeles
Population
16,866
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: San Francisco (94.9 km NNW).

Critical Services & Regional Transit

Aviation Hub Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) 42.1 km N
Hospital Care Sutter Maternity & Surgery Center 0.3 km NE
Police Station Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office 0.2 km SE
Railway Terminal Beach Station (Santa Cruz) 3.8 km SW

Adjacent Localities in United States

Climate by Month

Hottest: July (30 °C avg high); Wettest: January (107 mm).

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
High °C 16° 17° 18° 21° 25° 28° 30° 30° 30° 26° 19° 15°
Low °C 7° 7° 8° 10° 12° 14° 16° 17° 16° 14° 10° 7°
Rain mm 107 96 87 43 16 3 1 1 4 17 63 93

Normals: San Jose (37 km away).

Natural Hazard Calendar & History

No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.

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

Santa Cruz 20
4.9 km W
Gilroy 15
35.1 km E
San Jose 37
37.0 km NNE
Santa Clara 15
42.1 km N
Seaside 20
42.9 km SSE
Sunnyvale 22
44.4 km N

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