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Greeley HillCA

It is a town of 958 residents in California.

Is Greeley Hill a good place to live?

33% of residents live below the poverty line in Greeley Hill, above both California’s towns (10%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). 36% of the land in Greeley Hill is conserved, above both the California town median (4.3%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest park or preserve is Red Cloud, at 48 acres. Greeley Hill has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

958 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 Greeley Hill: who provides what

Greeley Hill is unincorporated, so Mariposa County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerPG&E37.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterYosemite Terrace Estates water system1 health-based violation in 5 years · EPAEPA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & county servicesMariposa CountyMariposa County provides services here
SchoolsMariposa County Unified School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
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.gov
Who runs elections hereMariposa County Elections DepartmentMariposa County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jul 2025
ZIP codes95311, 9532195311 96% · 95321 4%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 Greeley Hill.

Schools

The schools Greeley Hill’s kids attend

Its public schools are run by the Mariposa County Unified school district.

SchoolLevelStudentsLetter
Greeley Hill ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8Grades K–825D
Coulterville HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12Grades 9–127–

NCES · EDFacts

Natural hazards

Greeley Hill faces a very high natural-hazard risk, led by wildfire

The risk rating from FEMA for Greeley Hill comes to 99 of 100. One declared disaster, in 2023, has brought federal aid to Greeley Hill households. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 52% come from wildfires and 24% from heat waves.

99risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
99Very high riskLowerHigher
WildfireHeat wavesInland flooding
1
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Outdoors

Conservation land takes up nearly a third of Greeley Hill

2.3 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The concentration of trails in Greeley Hill is 0.1 miles per square mile.

36.2%conserved
36.2%
conserved · 5,523 of 15,238 acres
2.3 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Red Cloud—48
2. Greeley Hill County Park—1

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Work & commute

A smaller share of working residents in Greeley Hill work locally than in the typical California or U.S. town

For Greeley Hill, the average commute is 22 minutes. Half of commuters travel less than 63 miles. The top destinations are Modesto (5%), San Jose (5%) and Merced (3%).

1%work in town
Greeley HillCalifornia townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work22 minutes28 minutes25 minutes
Working residents who work in town0.8%6.6%8%

Where working residents work

In Greeley Hill1%
Modesto5%
San Jose5%
Merced3%
Lake Don Pedro3%
63 mi
median commute distance
37
jobs based in Greeley Hill
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

The climate in Greeley Hill brings four seasons and hot summers

July afternoons reach 89°, January nights drop to 31° and about 8 inches of snow falls in a winter.

8″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter31–53°
Spring38–64°
Summer53–87°
Fall44–72°
Nov 2
typical first frost
Apr 22
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

Greeley Hill stands out in California and nationally: a larger share of its adults have high blood pressure

For adults in Greeley Hill, the share who get no exercise outside work is 27%. This California town does better than the California average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 11. Two figures for adults in the town: 18% report frequent physical distress, 16% have diabetes.

Greeley HillCalifornia townsU.S. towns
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)43%31%35%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)18%14%14%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)16%12%12%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)13%16%16%
32 measures vs. California
8 better13 too close to call11 worse
What stands outGreeley HillCA
Fewer uninsured adults6.8%10.6%
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity10.8%14.9%
More adults with COPD10.7%5.1%
John C Fremont Healthcare District
19.5 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Housing

Homes in Greeley Hill sell for about $450K

87% of households are owner-occupiers in Greeley Hill.

$450Kmedian sale price
1
homes sold in September

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Greeley Hill

16pages on Greeley Hill
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Greeley Hill; the nearest are

A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Greeley Hill for work

Where Greeley Hill’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

5% → Modesto Modesto 5% 5% → San Jose San Jose 5% 3% → Merced Merced 3% 3% → Lake Don Pedro Lake Don Pedro 3% 3% → Turlock Turlock 3% 3% → Fresno Fresno 3% Greeley Hill · 1% stay
37jobs based in Greeley Hill
1%of working residents work in town
63 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Greeley Hill

Census-designated place in California, United States

Greeley Hill is a census-designated place in Mariposa County, California, United States. Greeley Hill sits at an elevation of 3,153 feet (961 m) in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. The 2020 United States census reported Greeley Hill's population as 927.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
21 sq mi
Elevation
3,153 ft
Area code
209

Questions about Greeley Hill

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Greeley Hill, CA a good place to live?

Greeley Hill has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.