Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 50 min5:38 am – 8:28 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 30 min7:15 am – 4:45 pm
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People1,672 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 53.7624 householdsMedian household income $98,269Median home value $417,100Median rent $1,297 a month88% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,490 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting17.4% unemployment rate30% of adults are in the labour force, 385 employedMain industries: professional and business services 19%, public administration 17%, construction 16%Average commute 46 minutes72% drive alone, 3% car-pool, 26% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages22% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher92% finished high school, 3% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 81°F, lows 56°FColdest month December: highs 44°F, lows 30°F56 in of rain a year, on about 58 dayswettest month January105 in of snow a year, on about 25 days2 days above 90°F, 115 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Calaveras Big Trees station, 10 mi away
Nearby landmarksEmery Reservoirreservoir · under a mileMineral Mountainpeak · 4.7 miRedhawk Lakelake · 5.2 miHigh Mountainpeak · 5.7 miClark Reservoirreservoir · 6.0 miLittle Mokelumne Riverriver · 8.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsStanislaus National Forestnational forest · 6.9 mi · 899,802 acresCalaveras Big Trees State Parkstate park · 10.1 mi · 6,452 acresWhite Pines Parkpark · 7.9 mi · 90 acresNew Melonesrecreation area · 14.5 mi · 22,110 acresIndian Grinding Rock State Historic Parkstate historic site · 14.5 mi · 132 acresColumbia State Historic Parkstate historic site · 14.9 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes46 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.9 on 12 Sep 199435 mi away, near Kirkwood, CaliforniaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 26 May 202347 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
Internet at home82% of households have a broadband subscription22% have cable, fibre or DSL28% rely on a mobile data plan alone6% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
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
Elevation2,943 ft897 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMark Twain Medical Center10.7 miPost officeMountain Ranch Post Office3.2 miFire stationCentral Calaveras Fire and Rescue Protection District Station 21.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportStockton Metropolitan Airport SCK48 miMajor airportSacramento International Airport SMF67 miUS highwayUS 5035 miAmtrakLodi, CA LOD43 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 95246 ZIP area.
