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Bear Valley
CaliforniaCDP
Total population
214
Median home value
$584,800
Bachelor's+
Median income
$0
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Bear Valley sits in California, United States and is identified as a small census-designated community. It is home to roughly 214 residents. Located at 37.575°, -120.136°, Bear Valley occupies a warm-temperate portion of the northern hemisphere. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,954 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 76% of daylight hours. Total area is recorded as about 6.3 km². That works out to roughly 34 residents per square kilometre — thinly distributed across its territory. Based on its warm temperate position, residents likely encounter warm summers and cool winters. Detailed open-data panels follow, covering demographics, climate, geography, wildlife and nearby settlements.
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History & geography
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Bear Valley, CA from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Acorn WoodpeckerMelanerpes formicivorus (Swainson, 1827) · Aves1,941
- California/Woodhouse's Scrub-JayAphelocoma californica (Vigors, 1839) · Aves1,683
- mule deerOdocoileus hemionus (Rafinesque, 1817) · Mammalia1,605
- Western Gray SquirrelSciurus griseus Ord, 1818 · Mammalia1,460
- Oak TitmouseBaeolophus inornatus (Gambel, 1845) · Aves1,197
- Common RavenCorvus corax Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves1,191
- Spotted TowheePipilo maculatus Swainson, 1827 · Aves1,161
- House FinchHaemorhous mexicanus (P.L.Statius Müller, 1776) · Aves1,094
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 2.68 — 2026-08-2822 km SE of Yosemite Valley, CA
- M 2.68 — 2026-04-298 km NW of Yosemite Lakes, CA
- M 2.66 — 2026-03-216 km WSW of Friant, CA
- M 2.55 — 2025-10-293 km SE of Yosemite Lakes, CA
- M 2.54 — 2025-10-1722 km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA
- M 2.51 — 2025-10-112 km WNW of North Fork, CA
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about Bear Valley
![Three years in California [1846-1849]](https://covers.openlibrary.org/b/id/6119339-M.jpg)
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire FIELDS, Merced, CaliforniaWildfires · 2026-07-23 · 16 mi
- Wildfire GANN, Calaveras, CaliforniaWildfires · 2026-08-03 · 51 mi
- Wildfire 3-May, Inyo, CaliforniaWildfires · 2026-07-25 · 109 mi
- Wildfire 4-May, Inyo, CaliforniaWildfires · 2026-07-25 · 110 mi
- Incident Complex CINDER COMPLEX, Inyo, CaliforniaWildfires · 2026-07-25 · 111 mi
- Wildfire ROCK, Inyo, CaliforniaWildfires · 2026-07-20 · 114 mi
- Wildfire Timber, Monterey, CaliforniaWildfires · 2026-08-09 · 128 mi
- Wildfire Hawk, Washoe, NevadaWildfires · 2026-08-22 · 136 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET