Dos Palos, California

Dos Palos
City of Dos Palos
Aerial view of Dos Palos
Aerial view of Dos Palos
Location in Merced County, California
Location in Merced County, California
Dos Palos is located in California
Dos Palos
Dos Palos
Dos Palos is located in the United States
Dos Palos
Dos Palos
Coordinates: 36°59′N 120°38′W / 36.983°N 120.633°W / 36.983; -120.633
Country United States
State California
CountyMerced
IncorporatedMay 24, 1935[1]
Government
 • City ManagerDarrell Fonseca
Area
 • Total1.35 sq mi (3.5 km2)
 • Land1.35 sq mi (3.5 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.0 km2)  0%
Elevation118 ft (36 m)
Population
 • Total5,798
 • Density4,298.00/sq mi (1,659.47/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
93620
Area code209
FIPS code06-19612
GNIS feature IDs277604, 2410348
Websitedospaloscity.wixsite.com/dospalos

Dos Palos (Spanish for "Two Timbers")[5] is a city in southern Merced County, California, United States. Dos Palos is located 27 miles (43 km) south-southwest of Merced, the county seat, at an elevation of 118 feet (36 m).[3] The population was 5,798 at the 2020 census,[4] up from 4,950 at the 2010 census.

  1. ^ "California Cities by Incorporation Date". California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions. Archived from the original (Word) on November 3, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
  2. ^ "2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files: California". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  3. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dos Palos, California
  4. ^ a b "P1. Race – Dos Palos city, California: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  5. ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 767. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.