Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 49 min5:39 am – 8:28 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 31 min7:14 am – 4:45 pm
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People3,858 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 57.51,844 householdsMedian household income $76,333Median home value $537,400Median rent $1,730 a month81% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $4,297 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting1.7% unemployment rate51% of adults are in the labour force, 1,646 employedMain industries: education and health care 17%, retail 15%, professional and business services 10%Average commute 21 minutes71% drive alone, 1% car-pool, 20% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages40% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher96% finished high school, 13% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 94%, Spanish 4%, other Indo-European languages 1%1% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 97°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 57°F, lows 38°F30 in of rain a year, on about 48 dayswettest month JanuarySnow is rare98 days above 90°F, 13 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, New Melones Dam Hq station, 9 mi away
Parks and public landsStanislaus National Forestnational forest · 4.0 mi · 899,802 acresColumbia State Historic Parkstate historic site · 6.7 miNew Melonesrecreation area · 7.3 mi · 22,110 acresColumbia Pioneer Parkpark · 6.7 miCalaveras Big Trees State Parkstate park · 10.9 mi · 6,452 acresStanislaus Othernational forest · 11.1 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes34 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.9 on 12 Sep 199441 mi away, near Kirkwood, CaliforniaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 26 Aug 200748 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 home86% of households have a broadband subscription77% have cable, fibre or DSL5% rely on a mobile data plan alone8% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterUnion Public Utility Districtserves 4,774 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation2,248 ft685 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSonora Regional Medical Center Transitional Care Unit11.2 miPost officeMurphys Post Officeunder a mileTown hallAngels Camp City Hall7.1 miPoliceAngels Camp Police Department7.4 miFire stationCAL FIRE Murphys Forest Fire Stationunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryAlbert A Michelson Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeColumbia College7.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportStockton Metropolitan Airport SCK46 miMajor airportSacramento International Airport SMF73 miAmtrakModesto, CA MOD41 miTransit2 stops within a mileCalaveras ConnectSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 95247 ZIP area.
