Vinton is an unincorporated community in Plumas County, California. It lies at an elevation of . Vinton is located west of Chilcoot, at the junction of State Routes 49 and State Routes 70.
For census purposes, Vinton is included in the census-designated place (CDP) of Chilcoot-Vinton.
The Vinton post office opened in 1897. The name honors Vinton Bowen, daughter of a Sierra Valley Railway official. The Sierra Valley Railway later became part of the Western Pacific Railroad and now the Union Pacific Railroad.
The Sierra Valley Grange #466 organized in 1931. The grange has hosted many weddings, funerals, 4-H meetings, dinners and dances. In 1986 it became home to the Vinton Cowboy Poetry show, second show to Elko.
It is in the Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified School District.