Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 48 min5:39 am – 8:27 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 32 min7:13 am – 4:46 pm
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People0 residentsin the ZIP code area0 householdsSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 93°F, lows 57°FColdest month December: highs 55°F, lows 32°F33 in of rain a year, on about 48 dayswettest month JanuarySnow is rare75 days above 90°F, 66 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Sonora station, 7 mi away
Parks and public landsRailtown 1897 State Historic Parkstate historic site · 5.4 miNew Melonesrecreation area · 6.2 mi · 22,110 acresCemeteryhistoric site · 5.2 miStanislaus Othernational forest · 7.8 miTulloch Reservoir Public Accessstate recreation area · 8.7 mi · 70 acresStanislaus National Forestnational forest · 10.7 mi · 899,802 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes42 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.2 on 10 Aug 197539 mi away, near Catheys Valley, CaliforniaMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 15 Jan 202346 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateTuolumne County, CA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWildfire Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality87% of days had good air in 2025294 of 338 days measured43 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 39, worst day 105main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Tuolumne County monitors, CA
Drinking waterTud - Upper Basin Water Systemserves 13,280 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,265 ft386 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSonora Regional Medical Center Transitional Care Unit7.8 miPost officeChinese Camp Post Officeunder a mileTown hallSonora City Hall8.4 miPoliceTuolumne County Sheriff's Office8.2 miFire stationTuolumne County Fire Department - Station 61 Chinese Campunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryChinese Camp Science Academyunder a mileCollegeColumbia College11.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMerced Regional Macready Field MCE41 miMajor airportSacramento International Airport SMF85 miAmtrakModesto, CA MOD30 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 95309 ZIP area.
