Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 37 min5:46 am – 8:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 42 min7:10 am – 4:52 pm
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People191 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 25.248 householdsMedian household income $60,417Median home value $340,000Median rent $1,679 a month46% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,300 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 96°F, lows 51°FColdest month December: highs 58°F, lows 30°F21 in of rain a year, on about 39 dayswettest month JanuarySnow is rare92 days above 90°F, 104 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Priest Valley station, 12 mi away
Parks and public landsPinnacles National Parknational park · 23.2 mi · 26,696 acresCoalinga Mineral Springs Public Accessstate recreation area · 19.4 mi · 317 acresSur Sur Purchase Unitnational forest · 34.4 mi · 1,827 acresLos Padres Othernational forest · 34.5 mi · 895 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3,039 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970269 of magnitude 4+, 19 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 6.7 on 2 May 198333 mi away, The 1983 Coalinga, CaliforniaMost recent: magnitude 3.9 on 11 Aug 202632 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighMonterey County, CA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Very HighLandslide Relatively HighEarthquake Relatively HighWildfire Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality86% of days had good air in 2025314 of 365 days measured51 moderate daysMedian index 38, worst day 62main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Monterey County monitors, CA
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription46% have cable, fibre or DSL29% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterSan Lucas County Water Districtserves 315 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2021: nitrate, maximum contaminant level2 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,448 ft441 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalGeorge L Mee Memorial Hospital13.0 miPost officeSan Lucas Post Office7.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMonterey Regional Airport MRY60 miMajor airportFresno Yosemite International Airport FAT78 miInterstateI-534 miUS highwayUS 1017.6 miAmtrakPaso Robles, CA PRB40 miCoachKing City Amtrak Bus StopAmtrak Chartered Vehicle13 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 93954 ZIP area.
