Free & Low-Cost Clinics in Arcata, CA

Who runs these clinics

One health-center organization runs the 5 clinics in Arcata. Figures are each organization's own federal report for all its sites (HRSA UDS 2025), not this city alone.

• Open Door Community Health Centers — 5 sites here, 25 in total. 60,144 patients in 2025, 3% uninsured; also provided dental, mental health, substance use care.

Health centers near Arcata

• Mckinleyville (1) · 4 mi
• Eureka (11) · 7 mi
• Fortuna (2) · 21 mi
• Ferndale (1) · 23 mi
• Willow Creek (1) · 24 mi
• Scotia (1) · 27 mi
• Orleans (1) · 40 mi

New to community health centers?

• How the sliding-fee scale works — and how to qualify
• What to bring to your first visit
• Getting care with no insurance

Arcata at a Glance

Every clinic listed above is a federally funded community health center — it treats you with or without insurance, regardless of immigration status, and charges on a sliding-fee scale based on income. Here's what the HRSA and federal NPI registry data shows for Arcata specifically:

• 8,495 patients living in ZIP code 95521 were seen at federally funded health centers in 2025; 3% of them had no insurance.
• 5 of 5 clinics list a direct phone number you can call ahead.
• 3 of 5 clinics list a website.
• 5 of 5 are part of a program that reports dental services in federal UDS data (program-level, not per-site — call to confirm dental is offered at this address).
• Reported weekly hours: 3 clinics report 40+ hrs/week, 2 don't report hours.