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About Susanville, California
Susanville (formerly known as Rooptown) is a town in and the county seat of Lassen County, California. It is located in the northeast corner of California. The City’s population was 17,974 in the 2010 census.
Susanville, a former logging and mining town, is the site of two state prisons: the California Correctional Center, a minimum-medium security facility, which opened in 1963; and the High Desert State Prison, California (not to be confused with High Desert State Prison, Nevada), which opened in 1995. The prisons and their effects on the community, including the addition of local jobs, were explored in the documentary Prison Town, USA (2007), and aired on PBS. Nearly half the adult population of Susanville works at the three prisons in the area, where 6,000 people are incarcerated.
Throughout Susanville’s history, agriculture and ranching have always played a prominent role, contributing to both the economy and its rural atmosphere. The clean environment and easy access to outdoor recreation make it attractive to both visitors and residents. The town’s pioneer heritage lives on in our goal to keep the city on the list of top places to live in America.