Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 46 min5:44 am – 8:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 34 min7:16 am – 4:50 pm
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People1,032 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 19.0242 householdsMedian household income $66,857Median home value $478,100Median rent $1,162 a month38% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting23.2% unemployment rate67% of adults are in the labour force, 295 employedMain industries: education and health care 25%, manufacturing 25%, retail 21%Average commute 20 minutes85% drive alone, 15% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages22% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher56% finished high school, 9% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 8%, Spanish 77%, other Indo-European languages 5%, French or Haitian Creole 5%39% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 93°F, lows 57°FColdest month December: highs 56°F, lows 36°F13 in of rain a yearwettest month FebruarySnow is rare80 days above 90°F, 26 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Tracy Carbona station, 10 mi away; snow from Turlock #2
Nearby landmarksUpper White Lake (historical)lake · 3.3 miLower White Lake (historical)lake · 4.1 miPelican Nature Trailtrailhead · 4.6 miTuolumne Riverriver · 5.3 miSulphur Springsspring · 8.6 miFinnegan Fallswaterfall · 7.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSan Joaquin River National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 3.6 mi · 7,421 acresLaird Parkpark · 5.1 mi · 99 acresCaswell Memorial State Parkstate park · 9.8 mi · 294 acresT.W. Patterson Sports Complexrecreation area · 8.8 miVernalis Ecological Reservestate conservation land · 10.2 miCarnegie State Vehicular Recreation Areastate recreation area · 16.2 mi · 1,157 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1,403 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970153 of magnitude 4+, 14 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 6.2 on 24 Apr 198429 mi away, The 1984 Morgan Hill, CaliforniaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 12 Sep 202638 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighStanislaus County, CA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Very HighEarthquake Relatively HighRiver flooding Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality50% of days had good air in 2025182 of 365 days measured180 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 51, worst day 115main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Stanislaus County monitors, CA
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription24% have cable, fibre or DSL44% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Modestoserves 218,771 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation175 ft53 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCentral Valley Specialty Hospital15.2 miPost officeWestley Post Office2.5 miTown hallPatterson City Hall8.5 miPolicePatterson Police Department8.5 miFire stationWest Stanislaus County Fire Protection District - Westley Station 32.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeModesto Junior College West Campus13.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportStockton Metropolitan Airport SCK23 miMajor airportMineta San Jose International Airport SJC40 miInterstateI-54.6 miUS highwayUS 10135 miAmtrakACE Station TRC14 miRailTracy StationAltamont Corridor Express (ACE)14 miCoachModestoFlixBus14 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 95387 ZIP area.
