Rumsey, California

About Rumsey

Set in the northwestern part of California, Rumsey is a small unincorporated community.

Rumsey holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 2.45 square miles.

📰 Rumsey News Today

• Rumsey Fire in Yolo County: Updates, Maps ABC10 · Jul 20
• Update: Containment efforts for Rumsey Fire in Colusa County grow to 75% Sacramento Bee · Jul 23
• Rumsey Fire in rural Yolo County reaches 450 acres as of July 21 USA Today · Jul 21
• California, Oregon, and Colorado Fire Action – 7/20/2026 - the-lookout.org the-lookout.org · Jul 21
• David Scheuring Obituary - Rumsey, CA (1936-2026) Daily Democrat · May 2

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Rumsey Unique

• The only place in America named Rumsey — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• 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.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 13 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Rumsey

• Cache Creek Regional Park reviews ★
• Rocky Creek-Cache Creek Wilderness Study Area · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Rumsey

🏘️ Nearby Communities