Local servicesHospitalDignity Health Mercy Medical Center Merced7.9 miPost officePlanada Post Office1.0 miTown hallMerced Civic Center8.5 miPoliceMerced Police Department Main Station8.3 miFire stationMerced County Fire Department Planada Fire Station 86under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 middleMiddleCesar E Chavez Middle School1.1 miElementaryPlanada Elementary School1.2 miCollegeUniversity of California Merced6.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMerced Regional Macready Field MCE10 miMajor airportFresno Yosemite International Airport FAT50 miInterstateI-538 miAmtrakMerced, CA MCD8.0 miCoachMercedAmtrak Chartered Vehicle8.0 miTransit6 stops within a mileMerced The BusSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 44 min5:41 am – 8:25 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 36 min7:11 am – 4:47 pm
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People4,009 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 34.21,205 householdsMedian household income $40,718Median home value $237,200Median rent $893 a month49% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,623 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting8.0% unemployment rate53% of adults are in the labour force, 1,469 employedMain industries: farming, forestry and mining 29%, education and health care 16%, transport, warehousing and utilities 11%Average commute 30 minutes75% drive alone, 21% car-pool, 1% take public transport, 1% walk or cycleSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages4% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher48% finished high school, 1% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 16%, Spanish 84%44% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, 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, 10 mi away; snow from Merced
Nearby landmarksHaystack Mountainpeak · 5.8 miUniversity of California Mercedcollege · 6.8 miBurns Lakelake · 6.1 miMerced Collegecollege · 8.3 miYosemite Lakelake · 7.6 miScout Islandisland · 7.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPlainsburg Cemeteryhistoric site · 4.5 miMerced Vernal Pools and Grassland Reservestate conservation land · 4.9 mi · 6,559 acresJoe Herb Parkpark · 6.4 miMerced National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 16.9 mi · 3,821 acresGrasslands Wildlife Management Areanational conservation area · 21.5 mi · 15,101 acresSan Luis National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 26.0 mi · 17,864 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 198847 mi away, near South Dos Palos, CaliforniaMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 1 Jul 202548 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 home64% of households have a broadband subscription47% have cable, fibre or DSL11% rely on a mobile data plan alone28% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterPlanada CSDserves 4,164 people from ground water1 health-based violation 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
Elevation229 ft70 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
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