Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 44 min5:40 am – 8:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 36 min7:11 am – 4:47 pm
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People2,963 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 31.8796 householdsMedian household income $62,813Median home value $340,200Median rent $932 a month64% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,004 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting8.9% unemployment rate53% of adults are in the labour force, 978 employedMain industries: education and health care 19%, farming, forestry and mining 18%, manufacturing 14%Average commute 41 minutes86% drive alone, 6% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 3% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages14% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher60% finished high school, 7% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 45%, Spanish 51%, other Indo-European languages 4%28% 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, 15 mi away; snow from Merced
Nearby landmarksOwens Reservoirreservoir · 5.8 miMariposa Reservoirreservoir · 6.1 miFlat Top Mountainpeak · 7.5 miCow and Calf Mountainpeak · 9.1 miBurns Lakelake · 9.3 miBerenda Sloughlake · 8.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPlainsburg Cemeteryhistoric site · 4.8 miSports Leisure Parkpark · 8.9 miMerced Vernal Pools and Grassland Reservestate conservation land · 10.8 mi · 6,559 acresMerced National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 20.0 mi · 3,821 acresGrasslands Wildlife Management Areanational conservation area · 26.1 mi · 15,101 acresYosemite National Parknational park · 37.0 mi · 742,953 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes125 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.5 on 6 Jan 198848 mi away, near South Dos Palos, CaliforniaMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 20 Dec 202447 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 home79% of households have a broadband subscription62% have cable, fibre or DSL9% rely on a mobile data plan alone19% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterLe Grand Comm Services Distserves 1,739 people from ground water8 health-based violations since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique1 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation266 ft81 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalChowchilla Memorial Healthcare District Hospital8.7 miPost officeLe Grand Post Office1.1 miTown hallChowchilla City Hall8.5 miPoliceChowchilla Police Department8.5 miFire stationMerced County Fire Department Le Grand Fire Station 841.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools1 elementary, 2 high, 1 otherElementaryLe Grand Union Elementary School1.3 miSchoolLe Grand Adult School1.3 miHighLe Grand High School1.3 miCollegeUniversity of California Merced13.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMerced Regional Macready Field MCE15 miMajor airportFresno Yosemite International Airport FAT44 miInterstateI-539 miAmtrakMerced, CA MCD14 miCoachChowchillaRapid Connection8.2 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 95333 ZIP area.
