Town guide

Knights Ferry, California

Knights Ferry is a community in Stanislaus County, California, home to about 64 people across 0.2 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 95361.

Homes sold for a median of $317 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population64400 per sq mi
Price per sq ft$317Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026

ZIP codes in Knights Ferry

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Knights Ferry

Distances

Nearest major airportMineta San Jose International Airport (SJC)66 miles away
Closer regional airportStockton Metropolitan Airport (SCK)23 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Stockton, CA29 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Los Angeles, CA293 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Knights Ferry; driving is longer.

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

Who represents Knights Ferry

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

It’s the 1496th largest of 1,563 towns in California by population.

Stanislaus County grew from 9,550 residents in 1900 to 552,878 in 2020.

Stanislaus County, 1900–2020

Stanislaus County population, 1900 to 20201900: 9,550, 1910: 22,522, 1920: 43,557, 1930: 56,641, 1940: 74,866, 1950: 127,231, 1960: 157,294, 1970: 194,506, 1980: 265,900, 1990: 370,522, 2000: 446,997, 2010: 514,453, 2020: 552,87810K’00’1044K’20’3075K’40’50157K’60’70266K’80’90447K’00’10553K’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 95°F in summer, and winter lows average 39°F. About 12.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Knights FerryJan: high 56°F, low 39°F, 2.6 in; Feb: high 62°F, low 42°F, 2.2 in; Mar: high 68°F, low 45°F, 1.8 in; Apr: high 74°F, low 48°F, 1 in; May: high 82°F, low 54°F, 0.7 in; Jun: high 90°F, low 59°F, 0.2 in; Jul: high 95°F, low 63°F, 0 in; Aug: high 94°F, low 62°F, 0 in; Sep: high 89°F, low 59°F, 0.1 in; Oct: high 79°F, low 52°F, 0.6 in; Nov: high 66°F, low 43°F, 1.1 in; Dec: high 56°F, low 39°F, 2.2 in56°39°Jan2.662°42°Feb2.268°45°Mar1.874°48°Apr1.082°54°May0.790°59°Jun0.295°63°Jul0.094°62°Aug0.089°59°Sep0.179°52°Oct0.666°43°Nov1.156°39°Dec2.2Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Modesto City Co Ap, CA weather station (12 miles away).

Jobs in Stanislaus County

152,942 jobs at 10,013 businesses in Stanislaus County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Stanislaus CountyHealth care and social assistance: 29,289 jobs; Retail trade: 24,474 jobs; Manufacturing: 20,985 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 18,716 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 8,997 jobs; Construction: 8,984 jobs; Wholesale trade: 8,064 jobs; Administrative and support: 7,486 jobsHealth care and social assistance 19% Retail trade 16% Manufacturing 14% Hotels and restaurants 12% Transportation and warehousing 6% Construction 6% Wholesale trade 5% Administrative and support 5%

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

Health care

115 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Knights Ferry.

Nearest hospitals

  • Oak Valley Hospital DistrictGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 1 of 5 · Oakdale1.7 miles
  • Stanislaus Surgical HospitalGeneral hospital · no emergency room · Modesto10.0 miles
  • Memorial Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Modesto10.5 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors16
Specialist doctors13
Dentists13
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants23
Mental health providers29
Physical and occupational therapists5
Optometrists7
Chiropractors9
Pharmacies8

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 Knights Ferry

Parks (9 nearby)

  • Cottles Woods Park · 10 acres0.7 mi
  • Gilbert Park · 6 acres0.3 mi
  • Burchell park · 4 acres0.2 mi
  • Valley View Community Park · 3 acres0.4 mi
  • Dorada Park · 2 acres0.8 mi
  • Clarence E. Wood Park · 1 acres0.7 mi

Grocery stores (6 nearby)

  • Grocery Depot0.2 mi
  • Mexico Market0.4 mi
  • Raley's0.4 mi
  • Save Mart0.4 mi

Pharmacies (2 nearby)

  • CVS Pharmacy0.3 mi
  • Rite Aid0.4 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Oakdale Branch Stanislaus County Free Library0.9 mi

Museums (2 nearby)

  • The Cowboy Museum0.7 mi
  • Oakdale Museum & History Center0.9 mi

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.

Schools in Knights Ferry

Public schools here are run by Oakdale Joint Unified, Knights Ferry Elementary, Riverbank Unified and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (12)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Cloverland ElementaryOakdaleK–6488Public0.2 mi
Fair Oaks ElementaryOakdaleK–6785Public1.7 mi
Knights Ferry ElementaryKnights FerryK–8106Public9.5 mi
Magnolia ElementaryOakdaleK–6636Public1.2 mi
Mesa Verde ElementaryOakdaleK–5529Public4.5 mi
Sierra View ElementaryOakdaleK–6665Public0.7 mi
Valley Home ElementaryValley HomeK–8191Public5.7 mi
Valley Oak Online Learning AcademyOakdaleK–1257Alternative Education1.4 mi
Oakdale CharterOakdale7–1256Charter0.1 mi
Oakdale Junior HighOakdale7–8780Public0.7 mi
East Stanislaus HighOakdale9–1283Alternative Education1.4 mi
Oakdale HighOakdale9–121,563Public1.3 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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Shares ZIP codes with Oakdale, East Oakdale, Orange Blossom and Valley Home.

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