Cantua Creek Post Office, 2021
Cantua Creek’s story
85 years in pictures
Census counts: 655 in 2000, 500 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2021 and 2 maps from 1956 on.
- 1941Cantua Creek is settled
Cantua CreekCA
Population 420: a town settled in 1941.
Population
420
Census survey, 2020–24
Typical home
$234K
+1.7% in a year
Household income
$31K
median
Median age
28.3
years
Jobs based here
42
A commuter town
Is Cantua Creek a good place to live?
33% of residents live below the poverty line in Cantua Creek, where California’s towns sit at 10% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Only 5 of the 848 California towns we compare have a higher share of children under 18 than Cantua Creek. Cantua Creek has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Small town
420 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Getting set up
Moving to Cantua Creek: who provides what
Cantua Creek is unincorporated, so Fresno County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerPG&E37.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterFcsa 32 - Cantua Creek water system2 health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & county servicesFresno CountyFresno County provides services here
Register to voteOnlineIn California you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 15 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereFresno County Clerk, Registrar of VotersFresno County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jul 2021
ZIP code9360893608 100%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Cantua Creek.
Housing
The typical home in Cantua Creek is valued at about $234K
Values rose 1.7% in the 12 months to September 2026. For households in Cantua Creek, the share who live in a home they own is 46%.
$234KZillow home value
Typical home value
Cantua Creek$234K
California$762K
+1.7%
value change, 1 year
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Schools
The schools Cantua Creek’s kids attend
Its one school is below. Public schools: the Golden Plains Unified school district. 184 students attend Cantua Creek’s public school.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cantua ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 184 | D |
NCES · EDFacts
Work & commute
Cantua Creek has 0.4 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
Jobs in Cantua Creek fell by 30 from 2013 to 2023, to 42. The top destinations are Fresno (16%), Kerman (7%) and San Joaquin (6%). Half the trips to work are shorter than 35 miles.
0%work in town
Where working residents work
In Cantua Creek0%
Fresno16%
Kerman7%
San Joaquin6%
Madera5%
35 mi
median commute distance
42
jobs based in Cantua Creek
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazards
The biggest natural risk in Cantua Creek is drought, at a high overall level
Cantua Creek’s FEMA hazard score is 78 of 100. FEMA puts 82% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to drought, and 11% to earthquakes.
78risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
DroughtEarthquakes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
Expect four seasons and hot summers in Cantua Creek
July afternoons reach 97° and January nights drop to 39°.
97°summer high
Typical low → high °F
Winter39–58°
Spring49–76°
Summer63–94°
Fall51–79°
Nov 26
typical first frost
Feb 27
typical last frost
+1.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
97°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health
More of Cantua Creek’s adults report frequent physical distress than in the typical California or U.S. town
18% of adults smoke cigarettes in Cantua Creek. Only 8 of the 848 California towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have obesity than Cantua Creek. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Cantua Creek is ahead of California on 1 and behind on 22.
| Cantua Creek | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 22% | 19% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 29% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 24% | 25% |
32 measures vs. California
1 better9 too close to call22 worse
| What stands out | Cantua Creek | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 3.7% | 6.4% |
| More uninsured adults | 32.1% | 10.6% |
Coalinga Regional Medical Center
24.1 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Outdoors
0% of Cantua Creek is conserved land
1.0 miles of trail. Cantua Creek’s trail density stands at 0.3 miles per square mile.
0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 2,418 acres
1.0 mi
of trails · 0.3 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Cantua Creek
17pages on Cantua Creek
The big questions
Out and about
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Cantua Creek; the nearest are
Coalinga CollegeCommunity college · Public · Coalinga24.4 mi$1,384 in-state tuitionCalifornia State University-FresnoUniversity or college · Public · Fresno38.3 mi$7,350 in-state tuition
About 9 of every 100 Cantua Creek residents are enrolled in college, about the same as California.
A commuter town
100% of working residents leave Cantua Creek for work
Where Cantua Creek’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
42jobs based in Cantua Creek
0%of working residents work in town
35 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Cantua Creek
Place in California, United States
Cantua Creek (formerly, Cantua and Cantuna) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fresno County, California, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 500, up from the 466 reported at the 2010 census. Cantua Creek is located 11 miles (18 km) south-southwest of Tranquillity, at an elevation of 295 feet (90 m).
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 3.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 295 ft
- ZIP code
- 93608
Questions about Cantua Creek
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Cantua Creek, CA a good place to live?
Cantua Creek has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.