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Swall MeadowsCA
With 335 residents, it is a town in California.
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Photo: Dcrjsr · CC BY 3.0
Population
335
Census survey, 2020–24
Median home value
$829K
Census ACS
Household income
$157K
median
Median age
61.0
years
Jobs based here
7
A commuter town
Is Swall Meadows a good place to live?
68% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Swall Meadows, above both the California town median (29%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). Of the 848 California towns we compare, none has a higher share of households owning their home than Swall Meadows. 62% of the land in Swall Meadows is conserved, where California’s towns sit at 4.3% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. The biggest park or preserve is John Muir Wilderness, at 733 acres. Swall Meadows has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Swall Meadows stand out
Where Swall Meadows beats most towns.
Small town
335 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
ParadiseSwall Meadows
Getting set up
Moving to Swall Meadows: who provides what
Swall Meadows is unincorporated, so Mono County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerSouthern California Edison31.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterWheeler Crest Csd water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers93% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesMono CountyMono County provides services here
SchoolsBishop Unified School District (9-12)Round Valley Joint Elementary School District2 districts serve Swall Meadows; 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 hereMono County Clerk-ElectionsMono County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jul 2021
ZIP code9351493514 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 Swall Meadows.
Outdoors
Nearly a third of Swall Meadows is conserved land
Count the trails in 1 park or preserve and they come to 2.9 miles. For Swall Meadows, the trail density is 0.7 miles per square mile.
62.3%conserved
62.3%
conserved · 1,772 of 2,843 acres
2.9 mi
of trails · 0.7 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. John Muir Wilderness | — | 733 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Natural hazards
Top of a very high hazard risk in Swall Meadows: inland flooding
For Swall Meadows, the FEMA risk score is 89 of 100. 37% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by avalanches at 23%. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Swall Meadows once, in 2023.
89risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingAvalanchesEarthquakes
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Work & commute
Swall Meadows stands out in California and nationally, with fewer of its residents who live below the poverty line
Swall Meadows’ median household income is $157,000. Half commute less than 21 miles. The top destinations are Mammoth Lakes (33%), Bishop (20%) and Crowley Lake (3%).
0%work in town
| Swall Meadows | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $157,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 0.6% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
In Swall Meadows0%
Mammoth Lakes33%
Bishop20%
Crowley Lake3%
Visalia2%
21 mi
median commute distance
7
jobs based in Swall Meadows
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
Swall Meadows has four seasons and pleasant summers
The peak summer temperature for Swall Meadows comes to 84°F.
84°summer high
Typical low → high °F
Winter22–46°
Spring31–59°
Summer50–82°
Fall36–65°
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average
84°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health
A larger share of adults have high blood pressure in Swall Meadows than in most of California or the rest of the country
For adults in Swall Meadows, the share who report frequent physical distress is 17%. CDC measures, 32 in all: Swall Meadows beats California on 11 and trails on 8. In Swall Meadows, 13% of adults binge drink, and 30% feel lonely.
| Swall Meadows | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 31% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 16% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 36% | 33% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 12% | 12% |
32 measures vs. California
11 better13 too close to call8 worse
| What stands out | Swall Meadows | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.3% | 10.6% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9% | 14.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12.9% | 6.4% |
Northern Inyo Hospital
16.3 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
$1.12Mmedian sale price
1
homes sold in September
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Swall Meadows
15pages on Swall Meadows
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Swall Meadows; the nearest are
Clovis Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Fresno73.6 mi$1,378 in-state tuitionCalifornia State University-FresnoUniversity or college · Public · Fresno77.4 mi$7,350 in-state tuition
About 0 of every 100 Swall Meadows residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
A commuter town
100% of working residents leave Swall Meadows for work
Where Swall Meadows’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
7jobs based in Swall Meadows
0%of working residents work in town
21 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Swall Meadows
Census-designated place in California, United States
Swall Meadows is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in southern Mono County, California, United States. The population was 178 as of the 2020 census. The community is residential, including second homes and a volunteer fire department, but no commercial development. The ZIP Code is 93514. The community is served by area code 760.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 4.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 6,558 ft
- Area code
- 760
Questions about Swall Meadows
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Swall Meadows, CA a good place to live?
Swall Meadows has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.