Bass Lake is a community in Madera County, California, home to about 499 people across 1.9 square miles. Its ZIP code is 93604.
Homes sold for a median of $492 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Bass Lake. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)39 miles away |
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| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Fresno, CA40 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Los Angeles, CA237 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Bass Lake; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Bass Lake had 575 residents in the 2020 census, up 9% since 2010.
It’s the 1212th largest of 1,563 towns in California by population.
Madera County grew from 6,364 residents in 1900 to 156,255 in 2020.
Madera County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 95°F in summer, and winter lows average 32°F. About 32.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, N Fk Rs, CA weather station (7 miles away).
30,472 jobs at 2,366 businesses in Madera County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Bass Lake.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 1 |
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Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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