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Country around Bishop is a rural area of about 14,853 people in Inyo County, California, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 92 miles from Fresno, CA. Summer highs average 98°F and winter highs 54°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $423k and rent runs about $1k a month.
14,853people
$423kTypical home
$1,401/moRent
98° / 54°Summer / winter
19"Snow
317Sunny days
26Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 14,853 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 15 people per sq mi
- 92 mi to Fresno, CA
- 92 mi to Fresno, CA
- 84 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $423k (≈$2,665/mo)
- Median rent $1,401/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 98°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Dry summers (dew point 31°F)
- 317 sunny days a year (170 totally clear)
- 48 cloudy days a year
- 22 of 90 winter days are gray
- 26 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 25 days a year over 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (523 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (640 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 21% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to BIH airport
- 88 mi to FAT (major hub)
- 93 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,446 ft
- 170 mi to the ocean
- 73 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 35 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 36 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 74 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of California districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 87 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Inyo County: R+3 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk