Phoenix Lake is a community in Tuolumne County, California, home to about 4,794 people across 11 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 95370.
Homes sold for a median of $255 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Population4,794433 per sq mi
Median home value$488,500Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$255Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Part is in Phoenix Lake, part in Sonora and Mono Vista
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Around Phoenix Lake
Distances
Nearest major airport
Sacramento International Airport (SMF)83 miles away
Closer regional airport
Stockton Metropolitan Airport (SCK)50 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Stockton, CA53 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Los Angeles, CA295 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Phoenix Lake; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Phoenix Lake
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
Phoenix Lake had 4,264 residents in the 2020 census, up 0% since 2010.
It’s the 672nd largest of 1,563 towns in California by population.
Tuolumne County grew from 11,166 residents in 1900 to 55,620 in 2020.
Tuolumne 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 93°F in summer, and winter lows average 32°F. About 32.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Sonora, CA weather station (3 miles away).
Jobs in Tuolumne County
12,548 jobs at 1,266 businesses in Tuolumne County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
399 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Phoenix Lake.
Nearest hospitals
Adventist Health SonoraGeneral hospital · no emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Sonora2.2 miles
Mark Twain Medical CenterCritical access hospital · no emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · San Andreas22.4 miles
Oak Valley Hospital DistrictGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 1 of 5 · Oakdale32.9 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
43
Specialist doctors
65
Dentists
48
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
57
Mental health providers
132
Physical and occupational therapists
30
Optometrists
8
Chiropractors
16
Pharmacies
12
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 Phoenix Lake
Grocery stores (4 nearby)
Safeway2.0 mi
Save Mart2.1 mi
Walmart Supercenter2.3 mi
Wilco2.3 mi
Pharmacies (2 nearby)
CVS Pharmacy1.5 mi
Rite Aid2.2 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Tuolumne County Free Library2.0 mi
Museums
Veterans Memorial Military Museum2.6 mi
Tuolumne County Museum2.8 mi
Columbia Museum4.4 mi
Jamestown Museum5.5 mi
Tuolumne City Memorial Museum6.0 mi
Theaters and performance venues
Me-Wuk Cultural Center3.5 mi
Historic Fallon House Theater4.4 mi
Willow Creek Lounge5.5 mi
Counts are within about 2.5 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Belleview Elementary, Curtis Creek Elementary, Gold Rush Home Study Charter District and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(12)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Belleview ElementarySonora
K–8
148
Public
4.4 mi
Curtis Creek ElementarySonora
K–8
410
Public
2.7 mi
Gold Rush Home Study CharterSonora
K–12
430
Charter
3.1 mi
Sonora ElementarySonora
K–8
643
Public
2.1 mi
Tuolumne County Community/ISPSonora
K–12
27
Alternative Education
3.2 mi
Tuolumne County Special EducationSonora
K–12
42
Special Education
3.2 mi
Gold Ridge Educational CenterSonora
1–12
8
Alternative Education
2.4 mi
Sonora HighSonora
9–12
880
Public
2.7 mi
Theodore Bird HighSonora
9–12
65
Alternative Education
2.5 mi
Dario Cassina HighSonora
10–12
44
Alternative Education
2.5 mi
Belleview Special Education PreschoolSonora
—
—
Public
4.4 mi
Tuolumne County Special Education PreschoolSonora
—
—
Public
3.2 mi
Private schools(1)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
Safari Learning AcademySonora
TK–1
15
Nonsectarian
2.8 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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