Is Yuba City safe? United States travel risk
Is Yuba City safe right now? Checked 17 October 2026
Yuba City scores 42/100 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.
Yuba City scores 42/100 (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 Yuba City: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (60/100) and security (35/100).
A score of 42 is higher than 45% of the cities we score.
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Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Positioned at 39.1357° N, 121.6383° W in California, Yuba City features an altitude of 18 m. The settlement is located 3,815.0 km ENE from Washington.
California
39.1357° N, 121.6383° W
18 m
America/Los_Angeles
127,854
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements 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 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Yuba City happened in June and September (2 of 2 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
1 major seismic event recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M5.6 on 24 Jun 2026 (139 km away) — USGS details
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