Almanor (formerly, Plumas Pines) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Plumas County, California, United States. The population was 0 at the 2010 Census, but as of 2020, the population was reported as 3. Almanor is located south-southeast of Chester.
The name comes from three daughters of Guy C. Earl, president of the Great Western Power Co.: "Alice", "Martha", and "Elinor". The Almanor post office opened in 1926.
Almanor is located at (40.216857, -121.177325), on the south-west shoreline of Lake Almanor.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land.
Almanor was first listed as a census designated place in the 2000 U.S. census with 74 housing units although with zero population.
As of the 2010 Census, there were no people living in the CDP.
The school district is Plumas Unified School District.