Town guide

Mountain Ranch, California

Mountain Ranch is a community in Calaveras County, California, home to about 324 people across 3.9 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 95246.

Homes sold for a median of $200 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.

Population32483 per sq mi
Median home value$464,100Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$200Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking0%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Mountain Ranch

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Mountain Ranch

Distances

Nearest major airportSacramento International Airport (SMF)67 miles away
Closer regional airportStockton Metropolitan Airport (SCK)47 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Stockton, CA47 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Los Angeles, CA313 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Mountain Ranch; driving is longer.

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

Who represents Mountain Ranch

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

Mountain Ranch had 223 residents in the 2020 census, down 86% since 2000.

It’s the 1303rd largest of 1,563 towns in California by population.

Calaveras County grew from 11,200 residents in 1900 to 45,292 in 2020.

Mountain Ranch population by census2000: 1,557, 2010: 1,628, 2020: 2231,55720001,62820102232020

Calaveras County, 1900–2020

Calaveras County population, 1900 to 20201900: 11,200, 1910: 9,171, 1920: 6,183, 1930: 6,008, 1940: 8,221, 1950: 9,902, 1960: 10,289, 1970: 13,585, 1980: 20,710, 1990: 31,998, 2000: 40,554, 2010: 45,578, 2020: 45,29211K’00’106K’20’308K’40’5010K’60’7021K’80’9041K’00’1045K’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 81°F in summer, and winter lows average 30°F. About 55.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 105 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Mountain RanchJan: high 45°F, low 30°F, 10.6 in; Feb: high 46°F, low 30°F, 9.8 in; Mar: high 49°F, low 32°F, 8.5 in; Apr: high 54°F, low 35°F, 4.6 in; May: high 63°F, low 42°F, 2.8 in; Jun: high 73°F, low 49°F, 1 in; Jul: high 81°F, low 56°F, 0.1 in; Aug: high 80°F, low 55°F, 0.1 in; Sep: high 74°F, low 51°F, 0.4 in; Oct: high 64°F, low 43°F, 2.9 in; Nov: high 52°F, low 34°F, 5.2 in; Dec: high 44°F, low 30°F, 9.7 in45°30°Jan10.646°30°Feb9.849°32°Mar8.554°35°Apr4.663°42°May2.873°49°Jun1.081°56°Jul0.180°55°Aug0.174°51°Sep0.464°43°Oct2.952°34°Nov5.244°30°Dec9.7Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Calaveras Big Trees, CA weather station (11 miles away).

Jobs in Calaveras County

7,149 jobs at 986 businesses in Calaveras County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Calaveras CountyHealth care and social assistance: 1,434 jobs; Retail trade: 1,368 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 1,185 jobs; Construction: 843 jobs; Manufacturing: 379 jobs; Other services: 369 jobs; Professional services: 361 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 264 jobsHealth care and social assistance 20% Retail trade 19% Hotels and restaurants 17% Construction 12% Manufacturing 5% Other services 5% Professional services 5% Transportation and warehousing 4%

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

Health care

Nearest hospitals

  • Mark Twain Medical CenterCritical access hospital · no emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · San Andreas9.6 miles
  • Sutter Amador HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Jackson16.6 miles
  • Adventist Health SonoraGeneral hospital · no emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Sonora19.0 miles

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

Places in and around Mountain Ranch

Grocery stores

  • Sender's Market2.3 mi

Counts are within about 1.5 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.

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