Local servicesHospitalSutter Health Memorial Hospital Los Banos13.2 miPost officeSanta Rita Park Post Office1.0 miTown hallDos Palos City Hall4.0 miPoliceDos Palos Police Department4.1 miFire stationMerced County Fire Department Dos Palos Wye Station 75under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMerced Regional Macready Field MCE18 miMajor airportFresno Yosemite International Airport FAT53 miInterstateI-514 miAmtrakMerced, CA MCD20 miCoachLos BanosLimousine Express13 miTransit2 stops within a mileMerced The BusSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 93620 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 93620 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 43 min5:43 am – 8:25 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 37 min7:12 am – 4:49 pm
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People10,173 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 36.13,376 householdsMedian household income $49,890Median home value $295,100Median rent $1,081 a month50% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,673 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting11.7% unemployment rate49% of adults are in the labour force, 3,298 employedMain industries: farming, forestry and mining 19%, education and health care 16%, other services 15%Average commute 26 minutes70% drive alone, 13% car-pool, 7% walk or cycle, 9% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages11% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher68% finished high school, 2% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 48%, Spanish 47%, other Indo-European languages 2%, Vietnamese 1%33% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 95°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 56°F, lows 39°F9 in of rain a year, on about 26 dayswettest month JanuarySnow is rare97 days above 90°F, 16 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Los Banos station, 14 mi away
Parks and public landsO'Bannion County Parkpark · 3.4 miCemeteryhistoric site · 4.2 miMerced National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 7.2 mi · 3,821 acresLos Banos Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 9.4 mi · 6,275 acresGrasslands Wildlife Management Areanational conservation area · 13.3 mi · 15,101 acresSan Luis National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 15.5 mi · 17,864 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1,823 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970147 of magnitude 4+, 5 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.8 on 6 Aug 197949 mi away, The 1979 Coyote Lake, CaliforniaMost recent: magnitude 3.9 on 11 Aug 202645 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighMerced County, CA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Very HighEarthquake Relatively HighHeat wave Relatively HighRiver flooding Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality51% of days had good air in 2025186 of 365 days measured179 moderate daysMedian index 50, worst day 100main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Merced County monitors, CA
Internet at home72% of households have a broadband subscription54% have cable, fibre or DSL10% rely on a mobile data plan alone25% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterCity of Dos Palosserves 7,452 people from surface water8 health-based violations since 2021latest Jul 2025: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level1 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation106 ft32 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
