Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 43 min5:42 am – 8:25 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 37 min7:11 am – 4:48 pm
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People827 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 35.4265 householdsMedian household income $57,153Median home value $366,700Median rent $1,016 a month25% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.2% unemployment rate54% of adults are in the labour force, 354 employedMain industries: farming, forestry and mining 60%, professional and business services 11%, retail 8%Average commute 19 minutes58% drive alone, 14% car-pool, 9% walk or cycle, 14% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages8% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher56% finished high school, 1% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 31%, Spanish 63%, other Indo-European languages 6%45% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 96°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 56°F, lows 37°F12 in of rain a year, on about 27 dayswettest month JanuarySnow is rare100 days above 90°F, 28 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Merced Muni Ap station, 11 mi away; snow from Merced
Parks and public landsMerced National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 5.4 mi · 3,821 acresGrasslands Wildlife Management Areanational conservation area · 13.7 mi · 15,101 acresSan Luis National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 17.5 mi · 17,864 acresGreat Valley Grasslands State Parkstate park · 21.7 mi · 2,732 acresVolta Wildlife Areanational conservation area · 21.8 mi · 2,874 acresSan Luis Reservoir Wildlife Areanational conservation area · 37.4 mi · 861 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes431 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197049 of magnitude 4+, 2 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.5 on 26 Jan 198648 mi away, near Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 1 Jul 202535 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighMerced County, CA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Very HighEarthquake Relatively HighHeat wave Relatively HighRiver flooding Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality51% of days had good air in 2025186 of 365 days measured179 moderate daysMedian index 50, worst day 100main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Merced County monitors, CA
Internet at home59% of households have a broadband subscription26% have cable, fibre or DSL16% rely on a mobile data plan alone18% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Mercedserves 93,692 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation126 ft38 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalChowchilla Memorial Healthcare District Hospital12.8 miPost officeEl Nido Post Office1.0 miFire stationMerced County Fire Department El Nido Fire Station 83under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryEl Nido Elementary School1.1 miCollegeUniversity of California Merced Downtown Center12.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMerced Regional Macready Field MCE11 miMajor airportFresno Yosemite International Airport FAT50 miInterstateI-523 miAmtrakMerced, CA MCD13 miCoachMercedFlixBus12 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 95317 ZIP area.
