Midpines, California during the winter, 2017
Midpines’s story
97 years in pictures
The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2017 and 4 maps from 1947 on.
- 1929Midpines is settled
MidpinesCA
A town settled in 1929, now home to 160 people.
Photo: Foo39 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
160
Census survey, 2020–24
Typical home
$362K
+0.7% in a year
Median age
73.7
years
Jobs based here
7
A commuter town
Is Midpines a good place to live?
Midpines’ median age is 73.7 years, above both the California town median (39 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). Midpines has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
A shrinking town
Midpines has shrunk 69% from 2010 to 2020
1,204 counted in 2010 and 379 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Getting set up
Moving to Midpines: who provides what
Midpines is unincorporated, so Mariposa County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerPG&E37.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet2 providers1% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesMariposa CountyMariposa 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 hereMariposa County Elections DepartmentMariposa County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jul 2025
ZIP codes95345, 9533895345 88% · 95338 12%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 Midpines.
Housing
Zillow puts the typical Midpines home at about $362K
The share of households in Midpines who live in a home they own: 65%.
$362KZillow home value
Typical home value
Midpines$362K
California$762K
+0.7%
value change, 1 year
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Natural hazards
Top of a very high hazard risk in Midpines: wildfire
On expected storm and flood damage, Midpines sits above 90% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 36% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to wildfires, and 32% to heat waves. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Midpines once, in 2023.
90risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
WildfireHeat wavesInland flooding
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Work & commute
Midpines has 0.0 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
Jobs based in Midpines fell to 7 in 2023, 34 fewer than in 2013. The median commute is under 54 miles. The top destinations are Mariposa (18%), Yosemite Valley (5%) and Fresno (5%).
0%work in town
Where working residents work
In Midpines0%
Mariposa18%
Yosemite Valley5%
Fresno5%
San Jose4%
54 mi
median commute distance
7
jobs based in Midpines
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
In Midpines, expect four seasons and hot summers
July afternoons reach 92° and January nights drop to 34°.
92°summer high
Typical low → high °F
Winter34–55°
Spring41–66°
Summer58–90°
Fall47–74°
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
92°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health
How healthy Midpines is
Midpines does better than the California average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 7. 73% of Midpines adults had a checkup this year.
| Midpines | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 36% | 33% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 73% | 72% | 79% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 16% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 29% | 35% |
32 measures vs. California
3 better22 too close to call7 worse
| What stands out | Midpines | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.3% | 10.6% |
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 63.5% | 57.5% |
| More adults with COPD | 6.8% | 5.1% |
John C Fremont Healthcare District
4.4 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Outdoors
In Midpines, 7.6% of the land is conserved
3.4 miles of trail. In Midpines, the trail network density is 0.8 miles per square mile.
7.6%conserved
| Midpines | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 7.6% | 4.3% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.8 miles per square mile | 1.0 | 0.4 |
7.6%
conserved · 211 of 2,775 acres
3.4 mi
of trails · 0.8 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Nearby attractions
All 44 attractions →Yosemite National Park and 21 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Midpines. Close and well known come first.
Big draw12 mi National ParkYosemite National Park4.3M visitors a year
Big draw25 mi MountainHalf Dome
28 mi LakeHetch Hetchy
23 mi WaterfallYosemite Falls
21 mi AttractionTaft Point
23 mi AttractionGlacier PointSources: 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 · Half Dome: Jon Sullivan, Public domain · Hetch Hetchy: Vulpinus2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Yosemite Falls: King of Hearts, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Taft Point: Dave from San Jose, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Glacier Point: Tuxyso, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Keep exploring
Everything we know about Midpines
16pages on Midpines
The big questions
Out and about
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Midpines; the nearest are
University of California-MercedUniversity or college · Public · Merced30.1 mi$15,623 in-state tuitionMerced CollegeCommunity college · Public · Merced33.6 mi$1,200 in-state tuition
About 0 of every 100 Midpines residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
Small town
160 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
About Midpines
Census-designated place in Mariposa County, California
Midpines is a census-designated place in Mariposa County, California. It lies among the Sierra Nevada foothills of the central part of the state at an elevation of 2,687 feet (819 m), 5 miles (8 km) northeast of Mariposa, the county seat, and 22 miles (35 km) by road southwest of El Portal. It is composed of scattered residential areas along both sides of State Route 140, which is one of three principal routes to Yosemite National Park, some 30 miles (48 km) to the east of Midpines. The population was 379 at the 2020 census, down from 1,204 in 2010, when the CDP was drawn to cover significantly more area. Midpines began as a resort, founded by Newell D. Chamberlain, in 1926. The first post …
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 25 sq mi
- Elevation
- 2,585 ft
- ZIP code
- 95345
- Area code
- 209
Questions about Midpines
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Midpines, CA a good place to live?
Midpines has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.