Nipinnawasee, 2025
Nipinnawasee’s story
114 years in pictures
The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2025 and 3 maps from 1953 on.
- 1912Nipinnawasee is settled
NipinnawaseeCA
A town of 558, settled in 1912.
Population
558
Census survey, 2020–24
Median home value
$340K
Census ACS
Household income
$75K
median
Median age
56.3
years
Jobs based here
27
A commuter town
Is Nipinnawasee a good place to live?
Nipinnawasee’s median age is 56.3 years, above both the California town median (39 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). The biggest park or preserve is Ahwahnee Hills Regional Park, at 88 acres. Nipinnawasee has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Small town
558 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
AhwahneeNipinnawasee
Nearby attractions
All 41 attractions →Yosemite National Park and 22 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Nipinnawasee. Close and well known come first.
Big draw7 mi National ParkYosemite National Park4.3M visitors a year
Big draw26 mi MountainHalf Dome
38 mi LakeHetch Hetchy
25 mi WaterfallYosemite Falls
37 mi National MonumentDevils Postpile National Monument100K visitors a year
6 mi Scenic railwayYosemite Mountain Sugar Pine RailroadSources: 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 · Devils Postpile National Monument: Frank Kovalchek from Anchorage, Alaska, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad: Bobtalbot61, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Getting set up
Moving to Nipinnawasee: who provides what
Nipinnawasee is unincorporated, so Madera County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerPG&E37.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet2 providers3% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesMadera CountyMadera County provides services here
SchoolsBass Lake Joint Union Elementary School DistrictYosemite Unified School District (9-12)2 districts serve Nipinnawasee; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
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 hereMadera County Elections DivisionMadera County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jul 2025
ZIP code9360193601 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 Nipinnawasee.
Natural hazards
Wildfire leads a very high hazard risk in Nipinnawasee
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 99% of U.S. communities.
99risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
WildfireInland flooding
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Work & commute
A smaller share of working residents in Nipinnawasee work locally than in the typical California or U.S. town
0.7% of Nipinnawasee working residents work locally, against 6.6% in California’s towns and 8% across U.S. towns. Nipinnawasee’s average trip to work is 21 minutes. The top destinations are Oakhurst (29%), Fresno (14%) and Yosemite Valley (4%).
1%work in town
| Nipinnawasee | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.7% | 6.6% | 8% |
| Median household income | $75,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
In Nipinnawasee1%
Oakhurst29%
Fresno14%
Yosemite Valley4%
Mariposa4%
25 mi
median commute distance
27
jobs based in Nipinnawasee
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
Mild winters and hot summers in Nipinnawasee
Nipinnawasee has mild winters and hot summers. The July high in Nipinnawasee is 94°F.
3″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter36–56°
Spring43–68°
Summer61–91°
Fall49–75°
Dec 3
typical first frost
Mar 25
typical last frost
+1.5°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health
How healthy Nipinnawasee is
Nipinnawasee beats the California average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11. 19% of Nipinnawasee adults report frequent mental distress.
| Nipinnawasee | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 73% | 72% | 79% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 22% | 23% |
32 measures vs. California
4 better17 too close to call11 worse
| What stands out | Nipinnawasee | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.1% | 10.6% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 11.9% | 14.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.5% | 5.1% |
John C Fremont Healthcare District
15.2 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
2.3%conserved
| Nipinnawasee | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.8 miles per square mile | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.3% | 4.3% | 4.3% |
2.3%
conserved · 46 of 1,964 acres
2.4 mi
of trails · 0.8 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Ahwahnee Hills Regional Park | 0.6 mi | 88 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Housing
The median home in Nipinnawasee sells for about $508K
84% of households own their home in Nipinnawasee.
$508Kmedian sale price
2
homes sold in May
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Nipinnawasee
16pages on Nipinnawasee
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Nipinnawasee; the nearest are
Clovis Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Fresno35.7 mi$1,378 in-state tuitionUniversity of California-MercedUniversity or college · Public · Merced38.3 mi$15,623 in-state tuition
About 7 of every 100 Nipinnawasee residents are enrolled in college, about the same as California.
A commuter town
99% of working residents leave Nipinnawasee for work
Where Nipinnawasee’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
27jobs based in Nipinnawasee
1%of working residents work in town
25 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Nipinnawasee
Census-designated place in California, United States
Nipinnawasee (formerly Nipinnawassee, Nippinnawasee, and Nippinnawassee) is a census-designated place in Madera County, California, United States. It is located 1 mile (1.6 km) southeast of Miami Mountain in the Sierra Nevada, 14 miles (22.5 km) southeast of Mariposa, at an elevation of 2,930 feet (890 m). The population was 434 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 3.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 2,930 ft
- Area code
- 559
Questions about Nipinnawasee
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Nipinnawasee, CA a good place to live?
Nipinnawasee has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.