Town guide

Waterloo, California

Waterloo is a community in San Joaquin County, California, home to about 894 people across 5.4 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 95215.

Homes sold for a median of $366 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population894165 per sq mi
Median home value$847,800Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$366Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking31%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Waterloo

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Waterloo

Distances

Nearest major airportSacramento International Airport (SMF)55 miles away
Closer regional airportStockton Metropolitan Airport (SCK)5 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Stockton, CA6 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Los Angeles, CA313 miles away

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

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

Who represents Waterloo

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

Waterloo had 534 residents in the 2020 census, down 7% since 2010.

It’s the 1093rd largest of 1,563 towns in California by population.

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

Waterloo population by census2010: 572, 2020: 53457220105342020

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 WaterlooJan: 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

102 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Waterloo.

Nearest hospitals

  • St. Joseph's Medical Center of StocktonGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Stockton4.7 miles
  • Dameron HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Stockton5.3 miles
  • San Joaquin General HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · French Camp6.4 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors6
Specialist doctors1
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants11
Mental health providers79
Physical and occupational therapists3
Chiropractors2
Pharmacies2

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 Waterloo

Parks (2 nearby)

  • Garden Acres Park · 11 acres0.9 mi
  • East Side Community Park · 10 acres1.4 mi

Grocery stores (1 nearby)

  • Dollar General Market1.5 mi

Libraries

  • Southeast Branch Stockton-San Joaquin County Public Library2.7 mi
  • Fair Oaks Library3.1 mi
  • San Joaquin County Law Library4.4 mi
  • Central Branch Stockton-San Joaquin County Public Library4.8 mi

Museums

  • Children's Museum of Stockton5.1 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Bob Hope Theatre4.5 mi
  • Bob Hope Theatre4.5 mi
  • Stockton Memorial Civic Auditorium4.9 mi

Counts are within about 1.5 miles 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 Waterloo

Public schools here are run by Escalon Unified, Stockton Unified, Linden Unified. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (7)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Collegeville ElementaryStocktonK–5162Public4.6 mi
Elmwood ElementaryStocktonK–8656Public1.0 mi
Glenwood ElementaryStocktonK–8378Public2.5 mi
Waverly ElementaryStocktonK–8438Public3.4 mi
Wilhelmina Henry ElementaryStocktonK–8881Public1.3 mi
Waterloo ElementaryStockton5–8339Public5.3 mi
Franklin HighStockton7–122,065Public2.0 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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Shares ZIP codes with Stockton, Garden Acres and Farmington.

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