Little Brown Bat - Flickr - GregTheBusker, 2010
Coleville’s story
158 years in pictures
The archive holds 15 old photos and papers going back to 2010 and 2 maps from 1956 on.
- 1868Coleville is settled
ColevilleCA
2 bordering townsMap →
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith · Public domain
Population
284
Census survey, 2020–24
Typical home
$342K
+4.2% in a year
Household income
$47K
median
Median age
23.8
years
Jobs based here
73
A commuter town
Is Coleville a good place to live?
Coleville’s midpoint rent is $2,160 a month, against $1,896 a month in California’s towns and $1,185 a month across U.S. towns. Only 4 of the 847 California towns we compare have a lower January low than Coleville. The biggest park or preserve is Bureau of Land Management, at 2,796 acres. Coleville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Coleville stand out
Where Coleville beats most towns.
Small town
284 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
TopazWalkerColeville
Getting set up
Moving to Coleville: who provides what
Coleville is unincorporated, so Mono County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerLiberty Utilities27.6¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterUsmc - Housing Coleville water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & county servicesMono CountyMono 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 hereMono County Clerk-ElectionsMono County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jul 2021
ZIP codes96107, 9613396107 94% · 96133 6%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 Coleville.
Who lives here
More children than California overall
Children under 18 are 45% of residents (22% statewide); people 65 and older are 4% of residents (16% statewide). 37% of Coleville adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more, where California’s towns sit at 29% and U.S. towns at 29%.
23.8median age · CA 37.9
ColevilleCaliforniaUnited States
Ages · share of residents
25%
Education · adults 25 and older
No diploma0%
High school41%
Some college18%
Associate’s4%
Bachelor’s30%
Graduate7%
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 0% and 100% women
The Census survey reached too few of Coleville’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±56.2 points. Across California, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Coleville | CA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 20.8% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 24.3% | 10.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 15.8% | 14.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 25% | 13.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 0% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 4.6% | 12.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 3.5% | 9.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 0% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 0% | 15.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 41% | 20.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 18% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 4.3% | 7.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 30.2% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 6.5% | 14.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 300, single groups can be off by several points
Schools
The schools Coleville’s kids attend
Two of the 3 schools are below, and why each made the list. The Eastern Sierra Unified school district runs its public schools. Also worth knowing: the 2 public schools in Coleville teach 150 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antelope ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 105 | B+ |
| Coleville HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 45 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts
Housing
Zillow puts the typical Coleville home at about $342K
In the year to September 2026, typical home values climbed 4.2%.
$342KZillow home value
Typical home value
Coleville$342K
California$762K
+4.2%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Natural hazards
Coleville faces a very high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
FEMA expects more storm and flood damage in Coleville than in 97% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 38% come from inland flooding and 24% from avalanches. Households here have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2023.
97risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingAvalanchesWildfire
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Work & commute
Most of Coleville’s workers commute out: the town has 0.4 jobs for each of them
For half of commuters, work is under 104 miles away. In Coleville, the middle household income is $47,000. Commuting out is the norm here: 2% of working residents work locally. The top destinations are Bridgeport (13%), Lee Vining (5%) and Sacramento (4%).
2%work in town
| Coleville | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $47,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.6% | 6.6% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
In Coleville2%
Bridgeport13%
Lee Vining5%
Sacramento4%
San Francisco3%
104 mi
median commute distance
73
jobs based in Coleville
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
In Coleville, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Expect July afternoons of 87° and January nights of 22°, with about 18 inches of snow a winter.
18″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter22–47°
Spring32–61°
Summer48–84°
Fall34–66°
Oct 6
typical first frost
May 12
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Outdoors
Conserved land covers 10.3% of Coleville
14 miles of trail wind through 2 parks and preserves. Coleville’s concentration of trails is 0.7 miles per square mile.
10.3%conserved
10.3%
conserved · 1,269 of 12,267 acres
14 mi
of trails · 0.7 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bureau of Land Management | 0.7 mi | 2,796 |
| 2. Slinkard/Little Antelope Wildlife Area | — | 413 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Health
Compared with most of California and the rest of the country, more of Coleville’s adults binge drink
26% of Coleville adults have been diagnosed with depression. The town beats the California average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6.
| Coleville | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 68% | 72% | 79% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 31% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 17% |
32 measures vs. California
4 better22 too close to call6 worse
| What stands out | Coleville | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 8.5% | 11.7% |
| Fewer adults with high cholesterol | 29.7% | 35.4% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 15.4% | 10.6% |
Carson Valley Health
26.1 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Coleville
17pages on Coleville
The big questions
Out and about
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Coleville; the nearest are
Lake Tahoe Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · South Lake Tahoe34.8 mi$1,131 in-state tuitionUniversity of Nevada-RenoUniversity or college · Public · Reno, NV68.6 mi$9,578 in-state tuition
About 5 of every 100 Coleville residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
A commuter town
98% of working residents leave Coleville for work
Where Coleville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
73jobs based in Coleville
2%of working residents work in town
104 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Coleville
Census-designated place in California, United States
Coleville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Mono County, California, United States. It is located at an elevation of 5,141 feet (1,567 m) in the Antelope Valley on the West Walker River. The population was 419 at the 2020 census, down from 495 at the 2010 census. The ZIP Code is 96107, and the community is served by area code 530.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 14 sq mi
- Elevation
- 5,141 ft
- ZIP code
- 96107
- Area code
- 760
Questions about Coleville
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Coleville, CA a good place to live?
Coleville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.