Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 49 min5:39 am – 8:28 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 31 min7:14 am – 4:45 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 97°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 57°F, lows 38°F30 in of rain a year, on about 48 dayswettest month JanuarySnow is rare98 days above 90°F, 13 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, New Melones Dam Hq station, 8 mi away
Parks and public landsStanislaus National Forestnational forest · 4.5 mi · 899,802 acresNew Melonesrecreation area · 5.5 mi · 22,110 acresColumbia State Historic Parkstate historic site · 5.3 miColumbia Pioneer Parkpark · 5.2 miStanislaus Othernational forest · 9.5 miCemeteryhistoric site · 7.7 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes27 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.9 on 12 Sep 199443 mi away, near Kirkwood, CaliforniaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 26 Aug 200750 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateCalaveras County, CA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWildfire Relatively HighDrought Relatively HighWinter weather Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality82% of days had good air in 2025295 of 359 days measured64 moderate daysMedian index 40, worst day 100main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Calaveras County monitors, CA
Drinking waterCcwd - Ebbetts Passserves 11,545 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2022: haloacetic acids (HAA5), maximum contaminant levelSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation2,012 ft613 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSonora Regional Medical Center Transitional Care Unit9.6 miPost officeMurphys Post Office2.0 miTown hallAngels Camp City Hall5.9 miPoliceAngels Camp Police Department6.3 miFire stationMurphys Fire Protection District Station 1 Headquarters1.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryAlbert A Michelson Elementary School1.6 miCollegeColumbia College6.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportStockton Metropolitan Airport SCK46 miMajor airportSacramento International Airport SMF74 miAmtrakModesto, CA MOD40 miTransit2 stops within a mileCalaveras ConnectSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 95229 ZIP area.
