Town guide

Taft Mosswood, California

Taft Mosswood is a community in San Joaquin County, California, home to about 1,343 people across 0.5 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 95206.

Homes sold for a median of $270 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population1,3432,857 per sq mi
Median home value$369,200Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$270Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking41%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Taft Mosswood

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Taft Mosswood

Distances

Nearest major airportMineta San Jose International Airport (SJC)51 miles away
Closer regional airportStockton Metropolitan Airport (SCK)4 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Stockton, CA4 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Los Angeles, CA314 miles away

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

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

Who represents Taft Mosswood

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

Taft Mosswood had 1,636 residents in the 2020 census, up 18% since 2000.

It’s the 991st largest of 1,563 towns in California by population.

San Joaquin County grew from 35,452 residents in 1900 to 779,233 in 2020.

Taft Mosswood population by census2000: 1,388, 2010: 1,530, 2020: 1,6361,38820001,53020101,6362020

San Joaquin County, 1900–2020

San Joaquin County population, 1900 to 20201900: 35,452, 1910: 50,731, 1920: 79,905, 1930: 102,940, 1940: 134,207, 1950: 200,750, 1960: 249,989, 1970: 290,208, 1980: 347,342, 1990: 480,628, 2000: 563,598, 2010: 685,306, 2020: 779,23335K’00’1080K’20’30134K’40’50250K’60’70347K’80’90564K’00’10779K’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 95°F in summer, and winter lows average 38°F. About 13.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Taft MosswoodJan: high 57°F, low 39°F, 2.7 in; Feb: high 63°F, low 41°F, 2.5 in; Mar: high 69°F, low 44°F, 1.9 in; Apr: high 75°F, low 47°F, 1.1 in; May: high 83°F, low 53°F, 0.6 in; Jun: high 90°F, low 58°F, 0.1 in; Jul: high 95°F, low 61°F, 0 in; Aug: high 94°F, low 60°F, 0 in; Sep: high 90°F, low 58°F, 0.1 in; Oct: high 80°F, low 51°F, 0.7 in; Nov: high 67°F, low 43°F, 1.4 in; Dec: high 57°F, low 38°F, 2.4 in57°39°Jan2.763°41°Feb2.569°44°Mar1.975°47°Apr1.183°53°May0.690°58°Jun0.195°61°Jul0.094°60°Aug0.090°58°Sep0.180°51°Oct0.767°43°Nov1.457°38°Dec2.4Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Stockton Metro Ap, CA weather station (5 miles away).

Jobs in San Joaquin County

232,910 jobs at 13,638 businesses in San Joaquin County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in San Joaquin CountyTransportation and warehousing: 47,677 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 32,625 jobs; Retail trade: 32,216 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 23,514 jobs; Manufacturing: 19,215 jobs; Wholesale trade: 15,299 jobs; Construction: 13,430 jobs; Administrative and support: 12,917 jobsTransportation and warehousing 21% Health care and social assistance 14% Retail trade 14% Hotels and restaurants 10% Manufacturing 8% Wholesale trade 7% Construction 6% Administrative and support 6%

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

Health care

119 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Taft Mosswood.

Nearest hospitals

  • San Joaquin General HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · French Camp2.6 miles
  • Dameron HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Stockton3.1 miles
  • St. Joseph's Medical Center of StocktonGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Stockton3.7 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors2
Specialist doctors1
Dentists5
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants9
Mental health providers99
Physical and occupational therapists3
Pharmacies5

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 Taft Mosswood

Parks (1 nearby)

  • Honorable Sandra B. Smith Park · 5 acres0.8 mi

Grocery stores

  • Food 4 Less1.1 mi
  • Arteaga's1.9 mi
  • Safeway3.4 mi
  • Tienda Guatemalteca El Quetzal4.0 mi

Pharmacies

  • CVS Pharmacy4.9 mi

Libraries

  • Weston Ranch Branch Library1.4 mi
  • San Joaquin County Law Library2.9 mi
  • Petzinger Library of California3.0 mi
  • Central Branch Stockton-San Joaquin County Public Library3.1 mi
  • Southeast Branch Stockton-San Joaquin County Public Library3.8 mi

Museums

  • Children's Museum of Stockton2.5 mi
  • Haggin Museum3.0 mi
  • USS Lucid3.0 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Bob Hope Theatre2.8 mi
  • Bob Hope Theatre2.8 mi
  • Stockton Memorial Civic Auditorium3.0 mi
  • Long Theatre4.1 mi
  • Faye Spanos Concert Hall4.3 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 Taft Mosswood

Public schools here are run by Stockton Unified, Aspire APEX Academy District, Aspire Rosa Parks Academy District and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (29)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Alexander Hamilton ElementaryStocktonK–8599Public3.6 mi
Aspire APEX AcademyStocktonK–5376Charter2.9 mi
Aspire Rosa Parks AcademyStocktonK–5403Charter3.6 mi
August Knodt ElementaryStocktonK–8642Public0.9 mi
Dolores Huerta ElementaryStocktonK–8453Public1.6 mi
George Y. Komure ElementaryStocktonK–8752Public1.0 mi
Great Valley ElementaryStocktonK–8983Public1.3 mi
Hazelton ElementaryStocktonK–8586Public1.8 mi
John F. Cruikshank Jr.StocktonK–1246Alternative Education4.4 mi
John Marshall ElementaryStocktonK–8394Public0.6 mi
KIPP StocktonStocktonK–12265Charter0.9 mi
McKinley ElementaryStocktonK–8705Public1.7 mi
Monroe ElementaryStocktonK–8426Public3.5 mi
Montezuma ElementaryStocktonK–8652Public4.1 mi
Nightingale CharterStocktonK–8425Charter3.1 mi
one.CharterStocktonK–121,356Charter, Alternative Education4.4 mi
San Joaquin County CommunityStocktonK–121,021Alternative Education4.4 mi
San Joaquin County Special EducationStocktonK–12904Special Education4.4 mi
San Joaquin ElementaryStocktonK–8711Public0.7 mi
Taft ElementaryStocktonK–8449Public1.5 mi
Taylor Leadership AcademyStocktonK–8397Public0.7 mi
Van Buren ElementaryStocktonK–8473Public3.0 mi
Venture AcademyStocktonK–121,657Charter, Alternative Education4.5 mi
Aspire Stockton 6-12 Secondary AcademyStockton6–12326Charter2.9 mi
Edison HighStockton9–122,355Public1.9 mi
Edward C. Merlo Institute of Environmental StudiesStockton9–12200Alternative Education2.9 mi
New Vision HighStockton9–12105Alternative Education1.4 mi
Weston Ranch HighStockton9–121,164Public1.1 mi
San Joaquin County ROCPStockton10–12—Career and Technical4.4 mi
Private schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
All Saints Academy of StocktonStocktonTK–8101Roman Catholic1.7 mi
Apostolic Christian AcademyStockton1–1237Pentecostal1.0 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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