El Portal is a community in Mariposa County, California, home to about 505 people across 1.9 square miles. Its ZIP code is 95318.
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| Nearest major airport | Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)62 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Merced Regional Macready Field (MCE)48 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Fresno, CA62 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Los Angeles, CA264 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of El Portal; 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.
El Portal had 372 residents in the 2020 census, down 22% since 2010.
It’s the 1211th largest of 1,563 towns in California by population.
Mariposa County grew from 4,720 residents in 1900 to 17,131 in 2020.
Mariposa County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 75°F in summer, and winter lows average 31°F. About 40.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Yosemite Village 12 W, CA weather station (6 miles away).
2,609 jobs at 359 businesses in Mariposa 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 El Portal.
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.
Parks (1 nearby)
Museums (1 nearby)
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.
Public schools here are run by Mariposa County Unified. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yosemite National Park El PortalEl Portal | K–8 | 46 | Public | 1.3 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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