Volcano is a community in Amador County, California, home to about 177 people across 1.4 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 95689.
Homes sold for a median of $215 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Mostly Lockwood (Amador County); part is in Volcano
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Volcano. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Sacramento International Airport (SMF)55 miles away |
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| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Sacramento, CA47 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Los Angeles, CA331 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Volcano; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Volcano had 104 residents in the 2020 census, down 10% since 2010.
It’s the 1388th largest of 1,563 towns in California by population.
Amador County grew from 11,116 residents in 1900 to 40,474 in 2020.
Amador County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 93°F in summer, and winter lows average 39°F. About 32.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Sutter Hill Cdf, CA weather station (13 miles away).
7,776 jobs at 868 businesses in Amador County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
3 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Volcano.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 2 |
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| Chiropractors | 1 |
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.
Grocery stores
Museums
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.
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Shares ZIP codes with Lockwood (Amador County), Amador Pines and Pioneer.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.