Meadow Valley is a census-designated place (CDP) in Plumas County, California, United States.

[3] According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 8.5 square miles (22 km2), all of it land.

This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F.

[4] The 2010 United States Census[5] reported that Meadow Valley had a population of 464.

82 households (35.5%) were made up of individuals, and 39 (16.9%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 304 housing units at an average density of 35.7 per square mile (13.8/km2), of which 171 (74.0%) were owner-occupied, and 60 (26.0%) were occupied by renters.

28.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

[8] Federally, Meadow Valley is in California's 1st congressional district, represented by Republican Doug LaMalfa.