Local servicesHospitalDignity Health Mercy Medical Center Merced9.2 miPost officeWinton Post Office2.8 miTown hallAtwater City Hall4.3 miPoliceAtwater Police Department4.3 miFire stationMerced County Fire Department Winton Fire Station 632.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMerced Regional Macready Field MCE11 miMajor airportFresno Yosemite International Airport FAT66 miInterstateI-529 miAmtrakCastle Air Museum AIR4.1 miCoachAtwaterInternational Bus Lines5.4 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 95388 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 45 min5:41 am – 8:26 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 35 min7:13 am – 4:48 pm
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People13,005 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 30.43,720 householdsMedian household income $60,762Median home value $307,900Median rent $1,108 a month54% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,467 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting8.9% unemployment rate59% of adults are in the labour force, 5,119 employedMain industries: farming, forestry and mining 19%, manufacturing 18%, education and health care 14%Average commute 27 minutes75% drive alone, 13% car-pool, 4% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages7% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher63% finished high school, 2% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 27%, Spanish 70%, other Indo-European languages 1%, other Asian or Pacific languages 1%26% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 95°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 54°F, lows 37°F13 in of rain a year, on about 32 dayswettest month JanuarySnow is rare106 days above 90°F, 24 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Merced station, 10 mi away
Nearby landmarksCA State Parks Trailheadtrailhead · 6.1 miMcConnell Group Camp Bcampground · 6.2 miMcConnell Group Camp Acampground · 6.2 miMerced Collegecollege · 9.0 miYosemite Lakelake · 9.8 miScout Islandisland · 10.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsWinton Community Parkpark · 1.9 miWinton Cemeteryhistoric site · 3.1 miMcConnell State Recreation Areastate recreation area · 5.9 miMerced Vernal Pools and Grassland Reservestate conservation land · 10.3 mi · 6,559 acresGrasslands Wildlife Management Areanational conservation area · 12.6 mi · 15,101 acresTurlock Lake State Recreation Areastate recreation area · 11.8 mi · 3,470 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes132 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19709 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.5 on 19 Sep 202338 mi away, near Westley, CAMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 1 Jul 202539 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 home88% of households have a broadband subscription64% have cable, fibre or DSL18% rely on a mobile data plan alone8% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterWinton Water & Sanitary Distserves 9,745 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
Elevation198 ft60 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
