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
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Mountain Ranch. 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 Mountain Ranch
Distances
Nearest major airport
Sacramento International Airport (SMF)67 miles away
Closer regional airport
Stockton 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
U.S. Representative · California’s 5th DistrictTom McClintock (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
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.
Calaveras 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 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.
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:
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.
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