| Official Name: | Caribou |
| Settlement Type: | census-designated place |
| Mapsize: | 250x200px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Plumas |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Pushpin Map: | USA |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the United States |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.16 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.16 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Area Water Percent: | 0 |
| Elevation Ft: | 3287 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 6.17 |
| Timezone: | Pacific (PST) |
| Utc Offset: | -8 |
| Coordinates: | 40.08°N -121.1575°W |
| Timezone Dst: | PDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -7 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 95915 |
| Area Code: | 530 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 06-11166 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature IDs |
| Blank1 Info: | 1658222; 2407962 |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.42 |
| Area Land Km2: | 0.42 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Population Density Km2: | 2.38 |
Caribou (formerly Cariboo) is a census-designated place located in Plumas County, California, United States. As of the 2010 Census, the town had a population of 0, however, as of 2020, the population had risen to 1. Caribou is located on the North Fork Feather River, 9.5miles south of Almanor. The closest communities are Belden to the southwest, Twain to the southeast, Canyondam to the north, and Greenville to the east.
The place started as a placer mining camp in 1850. The name honors an Indian miner named Johnny Caribou. The Caribou post office operated from 1922 to 1976.
Caribou is located at 40°4'48" North, 121°9'27" West (40.079929, -121.157397).[2]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.2sqmi, of which, 0.2sqmi of it is land and none of it is covered by water.
As of the 2010 Census,[3] there are no people living in the town. According to the US Census data, there are only two buildings in the community, both of them listed as "Vacant housing units" and "For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use".[4]