Local servicesHospitalSouthern Inyo Hospital20.4 miPost officeIndependence Post Office5.0 miPoliceInyo County Sheriff's Office - Independence5.4 miFire stationIndependence Volunteer Fire Department5.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportEastern Sierra Regional Airport BIH36 miMajor airportFresno Yosemite International Airport FAT81 miUS highwayUS 3952.2 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 93526 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 41 min5:34 am – 8:15 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 38 min7:02 am – 4:40 pm
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People825 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 55.1337 householdsMedian household income $72,950Median home value $295,900Median rent $939 a month79% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,019 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting5.4% unemployment rate39% of adults are in the labour force, 247 employedMain industries: farming, forestry and mining 26%, transport, warehousing and utilities 21%, education and health care 17%Average commute 13 minutes53% drive alone, 24% car-pool, 8% walk or cycle, 9% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages24% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher83% finished high school, 12% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 83%, Spanish 15%, German or Dutch 2%9% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 102°F, lows 67°FColdest month December: highs 57°F, lows 29°F5 in of rain a year, on about 11 dayswettest month January119 days above 90°F, 80 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Independence station, 5 mi away
Nearby landmarksMcGann Springsspring · 2.0 miGrover Anton Springspring · 2.4 miDuck Lakelake · 3.8 miLookout Pointpeak · 4.2 miGoose Lakelake · 4.7 miIndependence Creek Campgroundcampground · 5.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsKings Canyon National Parknational park · 3.8 mi · 459,216 acresInyo National Forestnational forest · 1.7 mi · 1,842,174 acresSequoia National Parknational park · 15.6 mi · 406,662 acresManzanar National Historic Sitehistoric site · 10.1 mi · 814 acresInyo Othernational forest · 17.6 miSierra National Forestnational forest · 33.6 mi · 1,285,668 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1,078 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970120 of magnitude 4+, 13 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 6.4 on 21 Jul 198648 mi away, The 1986 Chalfant Valley, CaliforniaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 20 Apr 202647 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowInyo County, CA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsAvalanche Very HighHeat wave Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality37% of days had good air in 2025136 of 365 days measured216 moderate, 9 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 4 unhealthy daysMedian index 55, worst day 411main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Inyo County monitors, CA
Internet at home85% of households have a broadband subscription58% have cable, fibre or DSL18% rely on a mobile data plan alone15% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterInyo County PWD - Lone Pineserves 1,835 people from ground water purchased1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique7 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation4,527 ft1,380 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
