Town guide

Wrightwood, California

Wrightwood is a community in Los Angeles County, California, home to about 5,067 people across 6.0 square miles. Its ZIP code is 92397.

Homes sold for a median of $313 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.

Population5,067852 per sq mi
Median home value$470,700Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$313Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking23%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Wrightwood

1 ZIP code

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Around Wrightwood

Distances

Nearest major airportOntario International Airport (ONT)21 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Riverside, CA32 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Los Angeles, CA51 miles away

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

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

Who represents Wrightwood

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

Wrightwood had 4,720 residents in the 2020 census, up 23% since 2000.

It’s the 658th largest of 1,563 towns in California by population.

Los Angeles County grew from 170,298 residents in 1900 to 10,014,009 in 2020.

Wrightwood population by census2000: 3,837, 2010: 4,525, 2020: 4,7203,83720004,52520104,7202020

Los Angeles County, 1900–2020

Los Angeles County population, 1900 to 20201900: 170,298, 1910: 504,131, 1920: 936,455, 1930: 2,208,492, 1940: 2,785,643, 1950: 4,151,687, 1960: 6,038,771, 1970: 7,032,075, 1980: 7,477,503, 1990: 8,863,164, 2000: 9,519,338, 2010: 9,818,605, 2020: 10,014,009170K’00’10936K’20’302.8M’40’506.0M’60’707.5M’80’909.5M’00’1010.0M’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 83°F in summer, and winter lows average 25°F. About 21.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 62 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near WrightwoodJan: high 48°F, low 26°F, 4.4 in; Feb: high 48°F, low 25°F, 4.9 in; Mar: high 54°F, low 29°F, 1.9 in; Apr: high 60°F, low 32°F, 0.8 in; May: high 69°F, low 39°F, 0.8 in; Jun: high 78°F, low 44°F, 0.1 in; Jul: high 83°F, low 53°F, 1.1 in; Aug: high 82°F, low 51°F, 0.3 in; Sep: high 75°F, low 46°F, 0.4 in; Oct: high 64°F, low 37°F, 1.2 in; Nov: high 55°F, low 29°F, 1.1 in; Dec: high 48°F, low 25°F, 4.1 in48°26°Jan4.448°25°Feb4.954°29°Mar1.960°32°Apr0.869°39°May0.878°44°Jun0.183°53°Jul1.182°51°Aug0.375°46°Sep0.464°37°Oct1.255°29°Nov1.148°25°Dec4.1Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Wrightwood, CA weather station (about a mile away).

Jobs in Los Angeles County

3,987,736 jobs at 304,988 businesses in Los Angeles County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Los Angeles CountyHealth care and social assistance: 642,665 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 459,745 jobs; Retail trade: 419,890 jobs; Professional services: 320,516 jobs; Manufacturing: 292,916 jobs; Administrative and support: 258,515 jobs; Information: 243,507 jobs; Wholesale trade: 224,605 jobsHealth care and social assistance 16% Hotels and restaurants 12% Retail trade 11% Professional services 8% Manufacturing 7% Administrative and support 7% Information 6% Wholesale trade 6%

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

Health care

8 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Wrightwood.

Nearest hospitals

  • San Antonio Regional HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Upland18.1 miles
  • Casa Colina HospitalGeneral hospital · no emergency room · Pomona19.7 miles
  • Montclair Hospital Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Montclair20.1 miles

Providers with an office here

Dentists2
Mental health providers4
Physical and occupational therapists1
Chiropractors1

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 Wrightwood

Grocery stores (1 nearby)

  • Jensen's Foods0.4 mi

Libraries

  • Phelan Library5.3 mi

Museums (1 nearby)

  • Wrightwood History Museum0.5 mi

Counts are within about 2 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 Wrightwood

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

Public schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Wrightwood ElementaryWrightwoodK–5336Public0.7 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 Piñon Hills.

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