Town guide

Chinese Camp, California

Chinese Camp is a community in Tuolumne County, California, home to about 69 people across 0.9 square miles. Its ZIP code is 95309, and parts of 95327 are in Chinese Camp too.

Homes sold for a median of $270 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.

Population6977 per sq mi
Price per sq ft$270Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026

ZIP codes in Chinese Camp

2 ZIP codes, 1 shared with neighboring towns
Chinese Camp, CA95309Not enough recent sales for market figures yet.

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Around Chinese Camp

Distances

Nearest major airportSacramento International Airport (SMF)82 miles away
Closer regional airportStockton Metropolitan Airport (SCK)42 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Stockton, CA46 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Los Angeles, CA291 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Chinese Camp; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Chinese Camp

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Chinese Camp had 90 residents in the 2020 census, down 38% since 2000.

It’s the 1488th largest of 1,563 towns in California by population.

Tuolumne County grew from 11,166 residents in 1900 to 55,620 in 2020.

Chinese Camp population by census2000: 146, 2010: 126, 2020: 9014620001262010902020

Tuolumne County, 1900–2020

Tuolumne County population, 1900 to 20201900: 11,166, 1910: 9,979, 1920: 7,768, 1930: 9,271, 1940: 10,887, 1950: 12,584, 1960: 14,404, 1970: 22,169, 1980: 33,928, 1990: 48,456, 2000: 54,501, 2010: 55,365, 2020: 55,62011K’00’108K’20’3011K’40’5014K’60’7034K’80’9055K’00’1056K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 93°F in summer, and winter lows average 32°F. About 32.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Chinese CampJan: high 56°F, low 33°F, 6.3 in; Feb: high 58°F, low 34°F, 5.5 in; Mar: high 62°F, low 37°F, 5.4 in; Apr: high 67°F, low 40°F, 3 in; May: high 76°F, low 46°F, 1.5 in; Jun: high 85°F, low 51°F, 0.3 in; Jul: high 93°F, low 57°F, 0 in; Aug: high 92°F, low 56°F, 0.1 in; Sep: high 87°F, low 51°F, 0.2 in; Oct: high 76°F, low 43°F, 1.6 in; Nov: high 63°F, low 36°F, 3.2 in; Dec: high 55°F, low 32°F, 5.5 in56°33°Jan6.358°34°Feb5.562°37°Mar5.467°40°Apr3.076°46°May1.585°51°Jun0.393°57°Jul0.092°56°Aug0.187°51°Sep0.276°43°Oct1.663°36°Nov3.255°32°Dec5.5Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Sonora, CA weather station (7 miles away).

Jobs in Tuolumne County

12,548 jobs at 1,266 businesses in Tuolumne County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Tuolumne CountyHealth care and social assistance: 2,890 jobs; Retail trade: 2,323 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 2,050 jobs; Arts, entertainment and recreation: 1,062 jobs; Construction: 824 jobs; Manufacturing: 749 jobs; Other services: 565 jobs; Professional services: 460 jobsHealth care and social assistance 23% Retail trade 19% Hotels and restaurants 16% Arts, entertainment and recreation 9% Construction 7% Manufacturing 6% Other services 5% Professional services 4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

Nearest hospitals

  • Adventist Health SonoraGeneral hospital · no emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Sonora8.2 miles
  • Oak Valley Hospital DistrictGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 1 of 5 · Oakdale23.1 miles
  • Mark Twain Medical CenterCritical access hospital · no emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · San Andreas23.3 miles

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.

Schools in Chinese Camp

Public schools here are run by Jamestown Elementary. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Chinese Camp ElementaryChinese Camp3–630Public2.4 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Jamestown.

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