Caspar is a community in Mendocino County, California, home to about 279 people across 3.0 square miles. Its ZIP code is 95420, and parts of 95460 are in Caspar too.
Mostly Caspar
Mostly Mendocino; part is in Caspar
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| Nearest major airport | Sacramento International Airport (SMF)126 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport (STS)78 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | San Francisco, CA119 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Los Angeles, CA473 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Caspar; 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.
Caspar had 500 residents in the 2020 census, down 2% since 2010.
It’s the 1325th largest of 1,563 towns in California by population.
Mendocino County grew from 20,465 residents in 1900 to 91,601 in 2020.
Mendocino County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 65°F in summer, and winter lows average 40°F. About 43.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Ft Bragg 5 N, CA weather station (11 miles away).
23,356 jobs at 2,432 businesses in Mendocino County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
3 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Caspar.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 2 |
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| Chiropractors | 1 |
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.
Grocery stores
Libraries
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 1.5 miles 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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Shares ZIP codes with Mendocino.
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