Mineral, California

About Mineral

Mineral is a small unincorporated community in northwestern California.

Officially, Mineral is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 44.3 square miles.

📰 Mineral News Today

• California State Mining and Mineral Museum in Mariposa Escalon Times · Aug 13
• Mineral Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22
• What are Mineral Springs and Where to Find Them in the California Desert Palm Springs Life · Jun 24
• Mineral King Publishing earns California Journalism Awards Mid Valley Times · Jun 30
• Trump administration to auction lands near Carrizo Plain for oil drilling - Santa Barbara News-Press Santa Barbara News-Press · Jul 10

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Mineral Unique

• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• 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

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 18 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Mineral

• Highlands Ranch Restaurant & Bar — american
• Frank's Bistro — american
• Lassen Cafe & Gift (café)
• Lassen Mineral Lodge Restaurant & Saloon

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Bumpass Hell · Attraction
• Devastated Area · Attraction
• Hot Rock · Attraction
• Seismograph · Attraction
• Sulphur Works · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Mineral

🏘️ Nearby Communities