Friant is a community in Madera County, California, home to about 401 people across 1.3 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 93626.
Homes sold for a median of $238 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Population401321 per sq mi
Median home value$236,100Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$238Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Friant. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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History
What it’s like to live there
Getting around
Things to do
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Around Friant
Distances
Nearest major airport
Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)19 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Fresno, CA19 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Los Angeles, CA221 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Friant; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Friant
U.S. Representative · California’s 5th DistrictTom McClintock (R)
U.S. Representative · California’s 20th DistrictVince Fong (R)
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
Friant had 446 residents in the 2020 census, down 14% since 2000.
It’s the 1263rd 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).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 99°F in summer, and winter lows average 37°F. About 14.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Friant Government Camp, CA weather station (3 miles away).
Jobs in Madera County
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).
Health care
7 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Friant.
Nearest hospitals
Valley Children's HospitalChildren’s hospital · emergency room · Madera13.0 miles
Saint Agnes Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Fresno14.9 miles
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - FresnoGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Fresno15.0 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
1
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
3
Mental health providers
2
Optometrists
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.
Places in and around Friant
Museums
Millerton Courthouse Museum3.3 mi
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
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