Colfax, CA Road Trips
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Trip Routes
4
Longest Drive
459.3 mi
Anaheim, CA
Quickest Drive
57m
Sacramento, CA
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Colfax, CA by the Numbers
Recent demographic snapshot from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
Population
2,095
Median Income
$74,583
Median Home Value
$397,100
Median Age
36.3
Source: US Census Bureau ACS 5-year (public domain). See our methodology for details.
Colfax, CA at a Glance
Founded
1910
Elevation
2,425 ft
Area
1 mi²
Notable People from Colfax, CA
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Terry Riley
1935
American composer and musician (born 1935)
Landmarks & Historic Sites
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Colfax station
railway station in Colfax, California, United States
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Traveler Guide to Colfax, CA
Colfax is a town in Placer County, California.
Historic downtown with cute storefronts Colfax Heritage Museum, 99 Railroad Avenue (at the train station), [email protected]. M–Sa 9AM–2PM. Free.
1 Stevens Trail. Beautiful hiking trail.
Colfax has a couple of hotels. 1 Mineral Bar Campground. Reservations required May 15 to September 15 $28. (updated Sep 2025)
Amtrak's California Zephyr stops at 1 Colfax station once per day each direction, on its way between Chicago and the Bay Area, with stops in between including Sacramento, Truckee, Reno, and Denver. The train is scheduled to stop in Colfax at 12:50pm going west and 11:49am going east, but delays are common. Amtrak also provides a connecting bus (Route 20) to reach Colfax from the Gold Runner train (Stockton, Merced, Fresno, Bakersfield, etc.). Placer County Transit provides limited weekday commuter bus service. Colfax is on I-80.
Travel tips adapted from Colfax (California) on Wikivoyage, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Content summarized; visit the source for the full article. See our methodology for how we use it.
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