Town guide

Philo, California

Philo is a community in Mendocino County, California, home to about 60 people across 2.1 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 95466.

Homes sold for a median of $533 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.

Population6029 per sq mi
Price per sq ft$533Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026

ZIP codes in Philo

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Philo

Distances

Nearest major airportSacramento International Airport (SMF)103 miles away
Closer regional airportCharles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport (STS)51 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+San Francisco, CA95 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Los Angeles, CA447 miles away

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

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

Who represents Philo

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

Philo had 319 residents in the 2020 census, down 9% since 2010.

It’s the 1501st largest of 1,563 towns in California by population.

Mendocino County grew from 20,465 residents in 1900 to 91,601 in 2020.

Philo population by census2010: 349, 2020: 31934920103192020

Mendocino County, 1900–2020

Mendocino County population, 1900 to 20201900: 20,465, 1910: 23,929, 1920: 24,116, 1930: 23,505, 1940: 27,864, 1950: 40,854, 1960: 51,059, 1970: 51,101, 1980: 66,738, 1990: 80,345, 2000: 86,265, 2010: 87,841, 2020: 91,60120K’00’1024K’20’3028K’40’5051K’60’7067K’80’9086K’00’1092K’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 94°F in summer, and winter lows average 36°F. About 34.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near PhiloJan: high 58°F, low 37°F, 6.7 in; Feb: high 61°F, low 39°F, 6.3 in; Mar: high 65°F, low 41°F, 5.3 in; Apr: high 69°F, low 43°F, 2.6 in; May: high 78°F, low 48°F, 1.2 in; Jun: high 86°F, low 52°F, 0.3 in; Jul: high 94°F, low 56°F, 0 in; Aug: high 94°F, low 55°F, 0.1 in; Sep: high 89°F, low 51°F, 0.2 in; Oct: high 79°F, low 45°F, 1.8 in; Nov: high 65°F, low 40°F, 3.5 in; Dec: high 57°F, low 36°F, 6.9 in58°37°Jan6.761°39°Feb6.365°41°Mar5.369°43°Apr2.678°48°May1.286°52°Jun0.394°56°Jul0.094°55°Aug0.189°51°Sep0.279°45°Oct1.865°40°Nov3.557°36°Dec6.9Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Ukiah Muni Ap, CA weather station (14 miles away).

Jobs in Mendocino County

23,356 jobs at 2,432 businesses in Mendocino County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Mendocino CountyRetail trade: 4,395 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 4,270 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 3,766 jobs; Manufacturing: 2,697 jobs; Construction: 1,336 jobs; Other services: 911 jobs; Administrative and support: 868 jobs; Wholesale trade: 825 jobsRetail trade 19% Health care and social assistance 18% Hotels and restaurants 16% Manufacturing 12% Construction 6% Other services 4% Administrative and support 4% Wholesale trade 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 Philo.

Nearest hospitals

  • Adventist Health Ukiah ValleyGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Ukiah14.3 miles
  • Adventist Health Howard MemorialCritical access hospital · no emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Willits26.8 miles
  • Sutter Lakeside HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Lakeport29.0 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 Philo

Museums

  • Anderson Valley History Museum4.0 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 Philo

Public schools here are run by California Pacific Charter - Sonoma District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
California Pacific Charter - SonomaGuernevilleK–12213Charter45.2 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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