Paradise
Also known as Paradise, California, Paradise, CA
town in Butte County, California, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- California
- County
- Butte
- Incorporated
- November 27, 1979
- Mayor
- Steve Crowder
- Total
- 18.33 sq mi (47.47 km )
- Land
- 18.32 sq mi (47.44 km )
- Water
- 0.012 sq mi (0.03 km ) 0.08%
- Elevation
- 1,778 ft (542 m)
- Density
- 244.4/sq mi (94.35/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-8 ( Pacific )
- Summer dst
- UTC-7 ( PDT )
- Zip codes
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Paradise is an incorporated town in Butte County, California, United States, in the Sierra Nevada foothills above the northeastern Sacramento Valley. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 4,764, a decline of over 80% from the 26,218 residents recorded in the 2010 census.
On November 8, 2018, a major wildfire, the Camp Fire, destroyed most of Paradise and much of the adjacent communities of Magalia, Butte Creek Canyon, and Concow. In November 2023, it was reported that there were a little over 9,000 residents living in Paradise. Over 2,500 new structures have also been built, with more construction ongoing.