| ZIP Codes: | 8 ZIP Codes (7 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 209 / 350 |
| Timezone: | Pacific (GMT -08:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:11:29 PM |
| Population: | 16,236 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 06043 |
| Land Area: | 1,109 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 13 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 37.5686, -119.9243 |
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16,236 residents live across 8 ZIPs covering 1,109 sq mi, served by 8 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 16,580 to 16,236 from 2014 to 2024 — a -2.1% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 6 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 95306 (Catheys Valley, $81,302 median) and poorest ZIP 95389 (Yosemite National Park, $51,500) are 29.1 miles apart — a 1.6× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.6× across this county — from $276,900 in 95318 (El Portal) to $450,000 in 95345 (Midpines).
Density varies 6× across the county — from 5 people/sq mi in 95345 (Midpines) to 29 in 95338 (Mariposa).
Educational attainment ranges from 12.8% bachelor's+ in 95311 (Coulterville) to 71.0% in 95345 (Midpines) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within California, this is the #53 most populous of 58 counties and ranks #50 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $64,196 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
32.3% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (4,083 of 12,653 reporting).
7 Standard delivery, 1 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
A frontier county — vast land area with only a few residents per square mile. Daily life looks very different here than in the country's denser counties.
One ZIP holds the majority of this county's population — a sign of a county built around a single city or town.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 95338 | Mariposa | Standard | 10,006 | $67,485 | 347.2 | -9.7% |
| 95311 | Coulterville | Standard | 2,245 | $56,029 | 242.0 | 8.3% |
| 95389 | Yosemite National Park | Standard | 2,181 | $51,500 | 257.9 | 66.2% |
| 95306 | Catheys Valley | Standard | 939 | $81,302 | 97.6 | -1.4% |
| 95318 | El Portal | PO Box | 582 | $57,097 | 42.7 | -3.2% |
| 95345 | Midpines | Standard | 279 | $68,464 | 54.7 | -37.7% |
| 93623 | Fish Camp | Standard | 4 | — | 28.6 | -93.1% |
| 95325 | Hornitos | Standard | 0 | — | 38.2 | -100.0% |