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Chowchilla
Californiacity
Total population
19,020
Median home value
$364,000
Bachelor's+
Median income
$66,514
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
As a city in California, United States, Chowchilla occupies its own corner of the country. Located at 37.116°, -120.242°, Chowchilla occupies a warm-temperate portion of the northern hemisphere. Public datasets list a population of roughly 19,020. Resident density is around 663 per km², indicating an average residential density. Total area is recorded as about 28.7 km². Open solar datasets indicate about 1,954 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 76% of daylight hours. The latitude suggests warm summers and cool winters. Read on for charts and tables covering demographics, climate, hazards, schools, wildlife and other open-data indicators for Chowchilla.
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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
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- House FinchHaemorhous mexicanus (P.L.Statius Müller, 1776) · Aves987
- California/Woodhouse's Scrub-JayAphelocoma californica (Vigors, 1839) · Aves886
- Anna's HummingbirdCalypte anna (R.Lesson, 1829) · Aves776
- House SparrowPasser domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves681
- White-crowned SparrowZonotrichia leucophrys (J.R.Forster, 1772) · Aves640
- Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves603
- Mourning DoveZenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves582
- European StarlingSturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves575
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 2.93 — 2026-07-1213 km S of New Idria, CA
- M 2.55 — 2026-07-1213 km SSW of Cantua Creek, CA
- M 2.68 — 2026-06-1019 km ENE of Tres Pinos, CA
- M 2.55 — 2026-05-318 km N of Pinnacles, CA
- M 2.69 — 2026-05-0914 km SW of Lanare, CA
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in California
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Chowchilla



Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire FIELDS, Merced, CaliforniaWildfires · 2026-07-23 · 30 mi
- Wildfire GANN, Calaveras, CaliforniaWildfires · 2026-08-03 · 75 mi
- Wildfire Timber, Monterey, CaliforniaWildfires · 2026-08-09 · 103 mi
- Wildfire 3-May, Inyo, CaliforniaWildfires · 2026-07-25 · 108 mi
- Incident Complex CINDER COMPLEX, Inyo, CaliforniaWildfires · 2026-07-25 · 110 mi
- Wildfire 4-May, Inyo, CaliforniaWildfires · 2026-07-25 · 110 mi
- Wildfire ROCK, Inyo, CaliforniaWildfires · 2026-07-20 · 111 mi
- Wildfire PLAINS, San Luis Obispo, CaliforniaWildfires · 2026-08-12 · 118 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)
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET