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Copperopolis earns a D, 675th among California's 841 graded towns. One bright spot: residents are healthier than 64% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Copperopolis’ mean commuting time is 40 minutes, above both the California town median (28 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). The typical home is worth about $526K, 6.7 years of the county’s $79K median household income. Its National Register listings include Reed's Store and Honigsberger Store.
Where Copperopolis beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Census counts: 2,363 in 2000, 3,400 in 2020. The archive holds 24 old photos and papers going back to 1968 and 5 maps from 1916 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Copperopolis is from typical.
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Copperopolis is unincorporated, so Calaveras 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Copperopolis.
Copperopolis is a second-home town, has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns and has home values still below their peak.
55% of Copperopolis’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by wildfires at 40%. On expected storm and flood damage, Copperopolis sits above 93% of U.S. communities. Households in the town have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2022.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its one school is below. The public schools here belong to the Mark Twain Union Elementary school district. Enrollment at Copperopolis’s public school: 216 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copperopolis ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 216 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
Copperopolis has 573 jobs for its 2,630 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 39.5 minutes, against 28.7 across California.
The top destinations are Stockton (5%), San Jose (4%) and San Francisco (4%). In Copperopolis, the typical household income is $108,000. Employers in Copperopolis added 397 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 573. The median commute is under 67 miles.
| Copperopolis | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $108,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 7.4% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.8% | 6.6% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The typical value, about $526K, is 10% below its July 2022 peak. 67.3% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 55.3% across California.
The typical Copperopolis home is worth about $526,000, about the same as a year ago, 31% below the California typical home. 84% of Copperopolis households own their home. In Copperopolis, the median rent is $2,138 a month.
| Copperopolis | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,138 a month | $1,895 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 84% | 64% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The New Melones Dam Hq weather station, 9 miles away, records that about 98 days a year reach 90°, more than in 95% of U.S. towns. July afternoons average 94.9°, hotter than in 96% of U.S. towns; January nights average 37.7°.
Copperopolis’ peak summer temperature comes in at 95°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Copperopolis | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 95°F | 89°F | 85°F |
| January low | 38°F | 41°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Against the 7,374 U.S. towns with household incomes like Copperopolis’s, it is less healthy than 62%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
In Copperopolis, 33% of adults sleep under 7 hours. The town does better than the California average on 10 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 6.
| Copperopolis | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 76% | 72% | 79% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 36% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 35% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 29% | 35% |
| What stands out | Copperopolis | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.2% | 10.6% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.2% | 17.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.6% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
1 within 15 miles of the center of Copperopolis
About 4 of every 100 Copperopolis residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
Where Copperopolis’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
4 places in Copperopolis on the National Register of Historic Places.
Census-designated place in California, United States
Copperopolis is an unincorporated town and census-designated place (CDP) in Calaveras County, California, United States. The population was 3,400 at the 2020 census, down from 3,671 at the 2010 census. The town is located along State Route 4 and is registered as California Historical Landmark #296.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Copperopolis grades D overall, better than 6% of U.S. towns and #675 of 841 in California. It grades B for health and C for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D−.
