Ahwahnee, California

Ahwahnee, California
Aerial view of Ahwahnee
Aerial view of Ahwahnee
Ahwahnee is located in California
Ahwahnee
Ahwahnee
Ahwahnee is located in the United States
Ahwahnee
Ahwahnee
Coordinates: 37°21′56″N 119°43′35″W / 37.36556°N 119.72639°W / 37.36556; -119.72639
Country United States
State California
CountyMadera
Area
 • Total
11.54 sq mi (29.90 km2)
 • Land11.54 sq mi (29.90 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)  0%
Elevation2,326 ft (709 m)
Population
 • Total
2,296
 • Density198.91/sq mi (76.80/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP Code
93601
Area code559
GNIS feature IDs256142;[4]
2628702[5]
FIPS code06-00478

Ahwahnee is a census-designated place[6] in Madera County, California, United States.[2] It is located 5.25 miles (8.4 km) west of Yosemite Forks,[7] at an elevation of 2,326 feet (709 m).[2] The population was 2,296 at the 2020 census.[3]

Ahwahnee is hilly and located in the Sierra Nevada. The ZIP Code is 93601. The community is inside area code 559. It is part of the MaderaChowchilla Metropolitan Statistical Area.

  1. ^ "2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files: California". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ahwahnee, California
  3. ^ a b "P1. Race – Ahwanee CDP, California: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  4. ^ "Ahwahnee". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  5. ^ "Ahwahnee Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  6. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ahwahnee, California
  7. ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 739. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.