Cold SpringsCA
The town, home to 19 people, lies in California.
Is Cold Springs a good place to live?
68% of residents live below the poverty line in Cold Springs, above both the California town median (10%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). No town among the 848 in California we compare has a higher share of homes lived in by their owners than Cold Springs. 59% of the land in Cold Springs is conserved, above both the California town median (4.3%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). Cold Springs has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
19 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Cold Springs: who provides what
Cold Springs is unincorporated, so Tuolumne County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 Cold Springs.
Open space protected for good: nearly a third of Cold Springs
In Cold Springs, the concentration of trails is 1.4 miles per square mile. 2.4 miles of trail.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Natural hazards: very high risk in Cold Springs, mostly wildfire
On expected storm and flood damage, Cold Springs sits above 99% of U.S. communities. Expected losses in Cold Springs break down as 66% from wildfires and 31% from inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A larger share of workers in Cold Springs work remotely from home than in the typical California or U.S. town
The top destinations are Sonora (9%), Fresno (5%) and Elk Grove (4%). The median commute is under 83 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Cold Springs, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
The July high in Cold Springs is 85°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Compared with most of California and the rest of the country, fewer of Cold Springs’ adults feel lonely
Among adults in Cold Springs, 42% have high blood pressure and 80% had a checkup this year. This California town does better than the California average on 12 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 7. 15% of adults report frequent physical distress here.
| Cold Springs | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 36% | 33% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 31% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 80% | 72% | 79% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 17% | 17% |
| What stands out | Cold Springs | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 4.7% | 10.6% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.5% | 17.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 14.2% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Yosemite National Park and 17 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Cold Springs. Close and well known come first.
Big draw12 mi National ParkYosemite National Park4.3M visitors a year
21 mi LakeHetch Hetchy
7 mi National forestStanislaus National Forest
15 mi State parkCalaveras Big Trees State Park
38 mi WaterfallYosemite Falls
7 mi Ski areaDodge Ridge Ski Area61 runs · 1,576 ft verticalPhoto credits
Yosemite National Park: Thomas Wolf, www.foto-tw.de, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hetch Hetchy: Vulpinus2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stanislaus National Forest: U.S. National Park Service, Public domain · Calaveras Big Trees State Park: John J. O'Brien (talk · contribs), Public domain · Yosemite Falls: King of Hearts, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Dodge Ridge Ski Area: IanGad, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Everything we know about Cold Springs
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Cold Springs; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Cold Springs residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
100% of working residents leave Cold Springs for work
Where Cold Springs’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Cold Springs
Census-designated place in California, United States
Cold Springs is a census-designated place (CDP) in Tuolumne County, California, United States. Cold Springs sits at an elevation of 5,315 feet (1,620 m). The 2020 United States census reported Cold Springs's population was 123.
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- Area
- 1.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 5,315 ft
Questions about Cold Springs
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Cold Springs, CA a good place to live?
Cold Springs has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.