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Pearsonville CA
California›Inyo County

PearsonvilleCA

The town has 17 residents and lies in California.

Photo: Aiden GoodarziRad · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Is Pearsonville a good place to live?

Pearsonville’s typical July afternoon high is 101°F, where California’s towns sit at 89°F and U.S. towns at 85°F. Of the 848 California towns we compare, none has a higher owner-occupancy rate than Pearsonville. Pearsonville’s trail network density is 3.2 miles per square mile, where California’s towns sit at 1.0 and U.S. towns at 0.4. Pearsonville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

17 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Pearsonville.

Natural hazards

High risk in Pearsonville, with avalanches at the top

79risk score of 100

Compared with 79% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Pearsonville is higher. FEMA puts 37% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to avalanches, and 26% to heat waves.

FEMA risk score
79High riskLowerHigher
AvalanchesHeat wavesInland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Pearsonville has mild winters and hot summers

101°summer high

July afternoons reach 101°, January nights drop to 34° and snow is almost unheard of.

Typical low → high °F

Winter34–59°
Spring48–76°
Summer67–98°
Fall50–80°
Nov 20
typical first frost
Mar 9
typical last frost
+1.5°
vs. the 20th-century average
101°
typical summer high

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Pearsonville is

In Pearsonville, 78% of adults had a checkup this year. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Pearsonville is ahead of California on 12 and behind on 11.

PearsonvilleTypical California townTypical U.S. town
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)31%36%33%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)39%31%35%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)78%72%79%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)13%12%12%
32 measures vs. California
12 better9 too close to call11 worse
What stands outPearsonvilleCA
Fewer uninsured adults5.8%10.6%
Fewer adults facing food insecurity11.8%17.9%
More adults who have had cancer11.1%6.4%
Ridgecrest Regional Hospital
17.2 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage

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

Outdoors

0% of Pearsonville is conserved land

0%conserved

14 miles of trail.

0%
conserved · 1 of 2,674 acres
14 mi
of trails · 3.2 per sq mi

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Pearsonville

13pages on Pearsonville
Getting set up

Moving to Pearsonville: who provides what

Pearsonville is unincorporated, so Inyo County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerSouthern California Edison31.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & county servicesInyo CountyInyo County provides services here
SchoolsLone Pine 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 hereInyo County Clerk-ElectionsInyo County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jul 2025
ZIP code9352793527 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.

After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Pearsonville; the nearest are

About Pearsonville

Place in California, United States

Pearsonville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Inyo County, California, United States, along U.S. Route 395. The population was 8 at the 2020 census, down from 17 at the 2010 census.

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

Area
4.2 sq mi
Elevation
2,513 ft

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