Town guide

Lake Don Pedro, California

Lake Don Pedro is a community in Tuolumne County, California, home to about 1,308 people across 18 square miles. Its ZIP code is 95329, and parts of 95311 and 95369 are in Lake Don Pedro too.

Homes sold for a median of $226 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.

Population1,30871 per sq mi
Median home value$404,600Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$226Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking0%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Lake Don Pedro

3 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Lake Don Pedro

Distances

Nearest major airportFresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)71 miles away
Closer regional airportMerced Regional Macready Field (MCE)30 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Stockton, CA58 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Los Angeles, CA275 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Lake Don Pedro; driving is longer.

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

Who represents Lake Don Pedro

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

Lake Don Pedro had 1,765 residents in the 2020 census, up 64% since 2010.

It’s the 995th largest of 1,563 towns in California by population.

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

Lake Don Pedro population by census2010: 1,077, 2020: 1,7651,07720101,7652020

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 91°F in summer, and winter lows average 31°F. About 38.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 4 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Lake Don PedroJan: high 53°F, low 31°F, 7.2 in; Feb: high 55°F, low 32°F, 6.9 in; Mar: high 60°F, low 35°F, 6.3 in; Apr: high 65°F, low 38°F, 3 in; May: high 73°F, low 44°F, 2.2 in; Jun: high 83°F, low 51°F, 0.4 in; Jul: high 91°F, low 56°F, 0 in; Aug: high 91°F, low 55°F, 0.1 in; Sep: high 85°F, low 50°F, 0.3 in; Oct: high 74°F, low 42°F, 2.1 in; Nov: high 60°F, low 35°F, 3.5 in; Dec: high 52°F, low 31°F, 6.6 in53°31°Jan7.255°32°Feb6.960°35°Mar6.365°38°Apr3.073°44°May2.283°51°Jun0.491°56°Jul0.091°55°Aug0.185°50°Sep0.374°42°Oct2.160°35°Nov3.552°31°Dec6.6Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Groveland 2, CA weather station (12 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

1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Lake Don Pedro.

Nearest hospitals

  • Adventist Health SonoraGeneral hospital · no emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Sonora20.4 miles
  • John C Fremont Healthcare DistrictCritical access hospital · emergency room · Mariposa22.1 miles
  • Mercy Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Merced25.4 miles

Providers with an office here

Mental health providers1

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 Lake Don Pedro

Museums

  • The Northern Mariposa Country History Center6.2 mi

Counts are within about 3 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.

Schools in Lake Don Pedro

Public schools here are run by Mariposa County Unified, Big Oak Flat-Groveland Unified. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Lake Don Pedro ElementaryLa GrangeK–8195Public3.0 mi
Don Pedro HighLa Grange9–1231Public1.0 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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Towns near Lake Don Pedro

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Shares ZIP codes with Greeley Hill, Snelling, La Grange and Coulterville.

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