Town guide

West Point, California

West Point is a community in Calaveras County, California, home to about 909 people across 3.0 square miles. Its ZIP code is 95255.

Homes sold for a median of $236 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.

Population909307 per sq mi
Price per sq ft$236Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026

ZIP codes in West Point

1 ZIP code

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Around West Point

Distances

Nearest major airportSacramento International Airport (SMF)63 miles away
Closer regional airportStockton Metropolitan Airport (SCK)55 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Stockton, CA55 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Los Angeles, CA325 miles away

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

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

Who represents West Point

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

West Point had 688 residents in the 2020 census, down 8% since 2000.

It’s the 1088th largest of 1,563 towns in California by population.

Calaveras County grew from 11,200 residents in 1900 to 45,292 in 2020.

West Point population by census2000: 746, 2010: 674, 2020: 688746200067420106882020

Calaveras County, 1900–2020

Calaveras County population, 1900 to 20201900: 11,200, 1910: 9,171, 1920: 6,183, 1930: 6,008, 1940: 8,221, 1950: 9,902, 1960: 10,289, 1970: 13,585, 1980: 20,710, 1990: 31,998, 2000: 40,554, 2010: 45,578, 2020: 45,29211K’00’106K’20’308K’40’5010K’60’7021K’80’9041K’00’1045K’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 81°F in summer, and winter lows average 30°F. About 55.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 105 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near West PointJan: high 45°F, low 30°F, 10.6 in; Feb: high 46°F, low 30°F, 9.8 in; Mar: high 49°F, low 32°F, 8.5 in; Apr: high 54°F, low 35°F, 4.6 in; May: high 63°F, low 42°F, 2.8 in; Jun: high 73°F, low 49°F, 1 in; Jul: high 81°F, low 56°F, 0.1 in; Aug: high 80°F, low 55°F, 0.1 in; Sep: high 74°F, low 51°F, 0.4 in; Oct: high 64°F, low 43°F, 2.9 in; Nov: high 52°F, low 34°F, 5.2 in; Dec: high 44°F, low 30°F, 9.7 in45°30°Jan10.646°30°Feb9.849°32°Mar8.554°35°Apr4.663°42°May2.873°49°Jun1.081°56°Jul0.180°55°Aug0.174°51°Sep0.464°43°Oct2.952°34°Nov5.244°30°Dec9.7Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Calaveras Big Trees, CA weather station (13 miles away).

Jobs in Calaveras County

7,149 jobs at 986 businesses in Calaveras County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Calaveras CountyHealth care and social assistance: 1,434 jobs; Retail trade: 1,368 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 1,185 jobs; Construction: 843 jobs; Manufacturing: 379 jobs; Other services: 369 jobs; Professional services: 361 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 264 jobsHealth care and social assistance 20% Retail trade 19% Hotels and restaurants 17% Construction 12% Manufacturing 5% Other services 5% Professional services 5% Transportation and warehousing 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 West Point.

Nearest hospitals

  • Sutter Amador HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Jackson16.4 miles
  • Mark Twain Medical CenterCritical access hospital · no emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · San Andreas19.0 miles
  • Marshall Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Placerville27.1 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 West Point

Grocery stores

  • Young’s Payless Market IGA3.6 mi

Libraries

  • West Point Branch Calaveras County Library3.2 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 West Point

Public schools here are run by Calaveras Unified. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
West Point ElementaryWest PointK–6114Public3.1 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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