A Cold Dinner, 2009
McGee Creek’s story
McGee Creek in pictures
The archive holds 11 old photos and papers going back to 2009 and 3 maps from 1953 on.
Explore the history →McGee CreekCA
A town in California.
Land area
4 sq mi
Is McGee Creek a good place to live?
McGee Creek’s midsummer high is 80°F, against 89°F in California’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns. Among 847 California towns, just one has a lower January low than McGee Creek. 88% of the land in McGee Creek is conserved, against 4.3% in California’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. We don’t grade McGee Creek yet; the figures below are still real.
Getting set up
Moving to McGee Creek: who provides what
McGee Creek is unincorporated, so Mono County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerSouthern California Edison31.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet3 providers39% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
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 code9354693546 100%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 McGee Creek.
Outdoors
Conserved land covers nearly a third of McGee Creek
7.0 miles of trail. The trail density for McGee Creek comes to 1.8 miles per square mile.
88%conserved
88%
conserved · 2,247 of 2,552 acres
7.0 mi
of trails · 1.8 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Natural hazards
The biggest natural risk in McGee Creek is inland flooding, at a very high overall level
On expected storm and flood damage, McGee Creek sits above 89% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 37% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 23% to avalanches.
89risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingAvalanchesEarthquakes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
Four seasons and pleasant summers: that is McGee Creek’s year
July afternoons reach 80° and January nights drop to 19°.
80°summer high
Typical low → high °F
Winter18–43°
Spring27–55°
Summer46–77°
Fall33–61°
Sep 17
typical first frost
Jun 10
typical last frost
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average
80°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health
McGee Creek stands out in California and nationally, with more of its adults who binge drink
13% of adults report frequent physical distress in McGee Creek. Of 32 CDC measures, McGee Creek beats the California average on 10 and trails it on 2. Among adults locally, 70% had a checkup this year and 27% have high blood pressure.
| McGee Creek | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 70% | 72% | 79% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 31% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 8.9% | 12% | 12% |
32 measures vs. California
10 better20 too close to call2 worse
| What stands out | McGee Creek | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.9% | 17.9% |
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 8.9% | 11.7% |
| More binge drinkers | 19.7% | 15.3% |
Mammoth Hospital
10.7 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Nearby attractions
All 30 attractions →Yosemite National Park and 11 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around McGee Creek. Close and well known come first.
Big draw27 mi National ParkYosemite National Park4.3M visitors a year
33 mi LakeMono Lake
13 mi Ski areaMammoth Mountain153 runs · 2,962 ft vertical
23 mi National ParkKings Canyon National Park780K visitors a year
4 mi LakeConvict Lake
16 mi National MonumentDevils Postpile National Monument100K visitors a yearSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Yosemite National Park: Thomas Wolf, www.foto-tw.de, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mono Lake: File:Mono lake sat.jpg: created by NASA Rotation and crop: Hike395, Public domain · Mammoth Mountain: Hike395 (talk · contribs), CC BY 3.0 · Kings Canyon National Park: NileGuide.com (Josh Steinitz), CC BY 2.0 · Convict Lake: The original uploader was Geographer at English Wikipedia., CC BY 1.0 · Devils Postpile National Monument: Frank Kovalchek from Anchorage, Alaska, USA, CC BY 2.0
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Keep exploring
Everything we know about McGee Creek
13pages on McGee Creek
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of McGee Creek; the nearest are
About McGee Creek
Census-designated place in California, United States
McGee Creek is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Mono County, California, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the community was 45.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 4.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 7,723 ft
- Area code
- 760
Questions about McGee Creek
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is McGee Creek, CA a good place to live?
We don’t grade McGee Creek yet; the figures below are still real. A town in California.