Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 45 min5:40 am – 8:25 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 35 min7:11 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 95°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 54°F, lows 37°F13 in of rain a year, on about 32 dayswettest month JanuarySnow is rare106 days above 90°F, 24 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Merced station, 20 mi away
Nearby landmarksQuartz Mountainpeak · 1.3 miSanta Cruz Mountainpeak · 2.8 miGiles Pondlake · under a mileCathey Pondlake · 1.1 miSheepcamp Springspring · 2.9 miBathtub Springspring · 5.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMerced Vernal Pools and Grassland Reservestate conservation land · 8.0 mi · 6,559 acresCatheys Valley Cemeteryhistoric site · 8.1 miHenderson Parkpark · 9.6 mi · 121 acresTurlock Lake State Recreation Areastate recreation area · 18.6 mi · 3,470 acresYosemite National Parknational park · 26.3 mi · 742,953 acresStanislaus National Forestnational forest · 22.7 mi · 1,532 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes88 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 25 May 197544 mi away, near Gustine, CaliforniaMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 15 Jan 202318 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateMariposa County, CA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLandslide Relatively HighWildfire Relatively HighHeat wave Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality81% of days had good air in 2025274 of 340 days measured66 moderate daysMedian index 44, worst day 90main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Mariposa County monitors, CA
Drinking waterMariposa Public Utility Distserves 2,000 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation863 ft263 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalJohn C Fremont Hospital14.7 miPost officeHornitos Post Office1.5 miFire stationDepartment of Forestry and Fire Protection Hornitos Fire Station2.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeUniversity of California Merced12.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMerced Regional Macready Field MCE20 miMajor airportFresno Yosemite International Airport FAT57 miAmtrakMerced, CA MCD18 miCoachMercedAmtrak Chartered Vehicle18 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 95325 ZIP area.
