4.14-acre commercial lot near Lake Wildwood, Nevada County
12960 Thistle Loop · Parcel 031450001000
County file October 2026
- Acres4.14
- Land typeVacancy not verifiedNo building found, October 2026
- ZoningR1-PDSingle-family residential
- Future land usePRCMedium density residential (state class)
- Flood zoneX · minimal flood hazard
- WetlandsNone mappedNational Wetlands Inventory
- Assessed value (county)No assessed value on the 2026 county roll
- Last saleNo priced sale on file (as of Oct 2026)We have no sale-price file for Nevada County yet
- Road accessHas road accessRoads: US Census TIGER/Line 2026 roads, Oct 2026
- Road frontage881 ft on Pleasant Valley RdRoad map name; the county roll's address reads Thistle Loop
- BuildingNone on the roll
- Who zones itNevada CountyUnincorporated
Can I build?
- Fronts a public road
- Zoning R1-PD: rules not on file
- No FEMA flood zone or wetlands mapped
- Soils very limited for septic
Land facts
From public records and official maps, each with its source and date.
- Section, township, rangeSection 17, Township 16 North, Range 7 East, Mount Diablo MeridianBLM PLSS (CadNSDI), at the parcel's center · Oct 2026
- Septic (soils)Very limitedUSDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), septic absorption fields · Oct 2026
- Ground elevationAbout 1,226–1,280 ft above sea level; average slope 9.4%USGS 3DEP 1/3 arc-second (about 10 m), NAVD88; about ±1–2 ft · Oct 2026
Services and surroundings
What serves the area around this parcel, from federal and state maps. Area facts, not a survey of the lot.
- Traffic countAbout 1,100 vehicles a daythe frontage road: the 2024 average daily count for the road segment, not the driveway. Federal Highway Administration counts, 2024.
- Well depth nearbyMedian 400 ft (middle half 275–514 ft)From 170 household well logs within 1 mi, drilled 1976–2025; water level 90 ft below ground. Area figures, not this parcel. California DWR well completion reports.
- Public land nearbyMother Lode Field Office, 2.2 miBureau of Land Management, open to the public. 177,794 acres. Being nearby does not give access or hunting rights. USGS protected areas map (PAD-US 4.1).
School district
Public federal records, each with its source and date.
- School districtPenn Valley Union Elementary School District (grades K–8); Nevada Joint Union High School District (grades 9–12)NCES EDGE school district boundaries, school year 2024–25 (Census TIGER 2025 lines), released Mar 2026. A district, not an assigned school
District details at NCES: Penn Valley Union Elementary School District, Nevada Joint Union High School District
Utility service areas
Public service-area maps, each with its source and date. An area, not a connection at this parcel.
- Electric service areaInside the service area of Pacific Gas & Electric Co. (approximate)Investor-owned utility · HIFLD electric retail service territories, frozen 2025 copy, edited Aug 2025; approximate, confirm with the utility.
- Water system areaInside the service area of Nevada Id - Lake WildwoodPublic water system CA2910023 · Boundary verified by the State Water Board, Aug 2019 · California State Water Board water system area boundaries, edited Oct 2020. Not a water line at the lot.
Environmental records
Public state and federal lists, each with its agency and date. Distances are from the parcel's map point; a record is not a finding about this parcel.
- Red flags7 environmental lists checked · Water Board cases opened after January 2023 not checkedGroundwork check of public lists: U.S. EPA, as of Oct 2026; California Department of Conservation, Geologic Energy Management Division (CalGEM), as of Oct 15, 2026; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, as of Aug 31, 2026; USGS Gap Analysis Project, as of 2025; California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), as of Oct 17, 2026; California State Water Resources Control Board, as of Jan 26, 2023
- Oil and gas wellsNone within 1/4 mi of the parcel's map pointGroundwork check of public lists: California Department of Conservation, Geologic Energy Management Division (CalGEM), as of Oct 15, 2026
Mapped ground hazards
State and federal geologic and well maps, each with its agency and date. Distances are from the parcel's map point; a mapped area is not a finding about this parcel.
- Young faults (USGS)None mapped within 1 miUSGS: Quaternary Fault and Fold Database (historic and latest-Quaternary faults), read Oct 2026. USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database traces, mapped at 1:24,000 to 1:250,000; positions approximate. Not a state fault-zone (Alquist-Priolo) determination
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Property tax
California Constitution art. XIII A (Prop 13) and the county assessment roll · 2026
- Tax rate
- About 1% of assessed value plus local voter-approved rates
- If you buy
- About 1% of the price you pay each year, plus local voter-approved ratesProp 13 resets the assessed value to the purchase price at a sale
About this estimateHow the figure is made and what it leaves out
The 1% general levy (Prop 13) plus the voter-approved rate of the parcel's tax rate area; bills also carry Mello-Roos and special assessments. California bills come from the county tax collector; we don't show bill amounts here.
California 2026-27 taxes: bills go out by November 1; first installment due by December 10, 2026, second by April 12, 2027; assessment appeals open until November 30, 2026. Pay or check a bill at the Nevada County Treasurer-Tax Collector.
Sources: California Revenue and Taxation Code 2617, 2618, 2619 and 1603; the State Board of Equalization’s 2026 appeal filing periods. Checked Oct 13, 2026.
Who decides
- City or countyUnincorporated Nevada County (Lake Wildwood, a Census community, not a city)The county sets zoning, ADU and SB 9 rules.California Department of Technology city boundaries · Sep 21, 2026
Assessed value (Prop 13)
- No tax value on the county roll. We don't have tested sale data for this county, so we don't show a price estimate.Nevada County GIS (CC BY 4.0)
Zoning
- R1-PD (Nevada County's own code), state class “Suburban residential”. As of Q2 2022, collected from GIS Hub. Verify with Nevada County: the state's classes are generalized.LCI California Zoning (New Classes), release Jan 15, 2026 · Q2 2022
- General planPRC (Nevada County's own designation), state class “Medium density residential”. As of Q2 2022.LCI California General Plan Land Use · Q2 2022
Housing
- SB 35 / SB 423 streamliningCheck HCD's current determination for Nevada County (unincorporated): the only map layer HCD publishes is its June 2023 determination, HCD has determined again since (June 2025), and under SB 423 a city or county without a compliant housing element must streamline projects with 10% affordable units. A possible streamlined site is not evaluated here.HCD SB 35 / SB 423 determinations · Jun 23, 2023 · Official map
- Opportunity mapCTCAC/HCD opportunity area: High Resource (used for tax-credit housing).CTCAC/HCD Opportunity Map 2026 · 2025-12
Fire
- Fire Hazard Severity ZoneIn a mapped Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone (CAL FIRE Fire Hazard Severity Zone map, State Responsibility Area, effective Apr 1, 2024).CAL FIRE Fire Hazard Severity Zones · SRA Apr 1, 2024; LRA Mar 24, 2025 · Official map
Groundwater
- Not over a DWR Bulletin 118 groundwater basin; well rules here come from the county.DWR Bulletin 118 (2025), SGMA basin priority (2019), Groundwater Sustainability Agencies · B118 2025; SGMA priority 2019; GSA layer read Oct 11, 2026
Check before you buy
- Earthquake fault zone (Alquist-Priolo)Check the California Geological Survey's official Earthquake Zones of Required Investigation map.Official map
- Liquefaction / landslide zoneCheck the California Geological Survey's official Earthquake Zones of Required Investigation map. Many areas have not been evaluated by the state.Official map
Owner: on the county assessment roll (not shown here). Request removal
Data: Nevada County GIS (CC BY 4.0). Nevada County data: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Governor's Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation (LCI), California Zoning (New Classes). Zoning from the State of California's statewide zoning layer, provided as a public service for informational purposes only; it is not legal advice. Each jurisdiction's own zoning map governs.
Governor's Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation (LCI), California General Plan Land Use. General plan land use from the State of California's statewide layer, for informational purposes only; not legal advice. The jurisdiction's adopted general plan governs.
California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), SB 35 statewide determination. HCD's determination for the jurisdiction as published; a project's eligibility for streamlining is decided by the jurisdiction.
California Tax Credit Allocation Committee (CTCAC) and HCD, 2026 Opportunity Map. Used by CTCAC to score tax-credit housing applications; it describes the census tract, not the parcel.
California Department of Technology, California city boundaries (from CDTFA / BOE). City limits as compiled by the state for tax administration; the city and county confirm jurisdiction.
Hazards
FEMA National Risk Index for this census tract, not this parcel. As of Dec 2025.
- Riverine flooding
- Very high
- Wildfire
- Relatively high
- Heat wave
- Relatively moderate
- Earthquake
- Relatively low
- Landslide
- Relatively low
- Strong wind
- Very low
- Drought
- No ratingFEMA computed no expected annual loss for this census tract; not a statement about this parcel
About these ratingsFEMA's index and what it measures
Ratings come from FEMA's National Risk Index (v1.20, planning-level) and the public federal and state maps named on each row, not a private climate model. FEMA rates each census tract from expected annual losses, community resilience and social vulnerability, for planning; it is not an assessment of this parcel.
Recorded flood claims
OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3 · Insured buildings near this parcel, not the parcel itself, as of Sep 2026
- Claims since 1978
- Fewer than 10In this census tract
Neighborhood (Census)
Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year, as of Jan 2026
- Median household income
- $128,750± $52,961 · this block group
- Median home value (owner-reported)
- $594,400± $38,883 · this block group
- Median rent (gross)
- $2,944± $501 · this block group
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 85%± 8 pts · this block group
- Median year homes were built
- 1985± 4 yr · this block group
- Average commute (one way)
- 35 min± 16 min · census tract (not published for block groups)
- Population
- 2,056± 476 · this block group
Figures for the census block group around this parcel (a few hundred homes), not this property. ± is the Census 90% margin of error; a figure comes from the larger census tract when the block group's sample is too small. This product uses Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
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- 21074 Via Mediterrane37.5 acres · Residential lot · 1.2 mi
- 21001 Via Mediterrane30 acres · Residential lot · 1.4 mi
- 21236 Via Mediterrane128 acres · Residential lot · 1.5 mi
- 13263 Mooney Flat Road23.5 acres · Residential lot · 1.6 mi
Land and farm parcels of 1 acre or more in Nevada County: 1,319 parcel pages
About these numbersSources, county file October 2026
Land type
No building found: county roll (2026) and building footprints (Overture Maps with Microsoft and OpenStreetMap, Sep 2026) · County assessor roll; Overture Maps 2026-09-23.1
Parcel outline
The outline and its edge lengths are measured on the parcel map the map draws; the aerial loads from the public imagery named under it.
Source
Nevada County GIS (CC BY 4.0), county file Oct 11, 2026.
Record
Public records can be wrong; check before you act.
Parcel: 031450001000
Coordinates: 39.2387° N, 121.2176° W