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A town in California.

Hornitos Masonic Hall No. 98 · Photo: Covert Martin Collection, Stockton, CA · Public domain

Land area

1 sq mi

Settled

1877

149 years ago

Is Hornitos a good place to live?

Hornitos’ July high is 96°F, where California’s towns sit at 89°F and U.S. towns at 85°F. 26% of the land in Hornitos is conserved, against 4.3% in California’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. We don’t grade Hornitos yet; the figures below are still real.

What makes Hornitos stand out

Where Hornitos beats most towns.

Hornitos Masonic Hall No. 98

History

Settled in 1877

1 place on the National Register

A history going back 149 years.

Hornitos Masonic Hall No. 98 · National Register of Historic Places

Hornitos’s story

149 years in pictures

The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 2016 and 3 maps from 1947 on.

1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.

1877Hornitos is settled

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The data

Ordered by what stands out in Hornitos.

Natural hazards

Hornitos has a very high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from wildfire

90risk score of 100

Households in Hornitos have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2023. Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 90% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 36% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to wildfires, and 32% to heat waves.

FEMA risk score

WildfireHeat wavesInland flooding

federal disasters paid out here

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What it facesVery high risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters1 federal disaster · Paid out in Hornitos Get readyReady for wildfire

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

Outdoors

Conservation land takes up nearly a quarter of Hornitos

25.9%conserved

Parkland in Hornitos adds up to 1 acres.

25.9%

conserved · 191 of 737 acres

0.0 mi

of trails

Biggest places to walk	Trails	Acres
1. Hornitos Park	—	1

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Trail map0.0 miles of trail, mapped Pick a walk1 acres · Hornitos Park Conserved land25.9% conserved · 191 acres protected Questions“Where can I hike in Hornitos?”

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

Climate

Hornitos: mild winters and hot summers

96°summer high

For Hornitos, the January low is 37°F.

Typical low → high °F

Winter37–57°

Spring46–72°

Summer60–93°

Fall49–77°

Nov 25

typical first frost

Feb 26

typical last frost

+1.3°

vs. the 20th-century average

96°

typical summer high

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A year of weatherJuly highs 96°, January lows 37°Rain & snow21″ of rain a year · Snow is almost unheard of Heating & coolingBoth heating and cooling Then and now+1.3° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Hornitos

13pages on Hornitos

The big questions

Natural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 90% of U.S. communities · wildfire

Out and about

Outdoors0 mi of trails · 26% conserved land PlacesAttractions37 nearby · California State Mining and Mineral Museum 16 mi LibrarySnelling Branch Library CollegesUniversity of California-Merced is 13.9 mi away

The story

HistorySettled 1877 · 1 on the National Register Climate96° summer highs

Day to day

NewsWeatherHandbookZIP code 95325 Town SquareNeighbors

Getting set up

Moving to Hornitos: who provides what

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

PowerPG&E37.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA

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 codes95325, 9533895325 71% · 95338 29%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Hornitos

University of California-MercedUniversity or college · Public · Merced13.9 mi$15,623 in-state tuition

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About Hornitos

Census-designated place in California, United States

Hornitos (Spanish for "Little ovens") is a census-designated place in Mariposa County, California, United States. It is located on Burns Creek 25 miles (40 km) by road south of Coulterville, at an elevation of 843 feet (257 m). The population was 38 at the 2020 census, down from 75 at the 2010 census.

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

Area: 1.2 sq mi
Elevation: 843 ft
ZIP code: 95325
Area code: 209

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