Chalfant, California

Chalfant, California
Location of Chalfant in Mono County, California.
Location of Chalfant in Mono County, California.
Chalfant is located in California
Chalfant
Chalfant
Location in California
Chalfant is located in the United States
Chalfant
Chalfant
Chalfant (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°30′38″N 118°22′30″W / 37.51056°N 118.37500°W / 37.51056; -118.37500
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyMono
Area
 • Total
28.06 sq mi (72.69 km2)
 • Land28.04 sq mi (72.62 km2)
 • Water0.03 sq mi (0.07 km2)  0.10%
Elevation4,282 ft (1,305 m)
Population
 • Total
660
 • Density23.54/sq mi (9.09/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific Time Zone)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
93514
Area code(s)442/760
GNIS feature IDs2582973[2]

Chalfant (also Chalfant Valley)[4] is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Mono County, California, United States.[2] It is located on the abandoned Southern Pacific Railroad 22 miles (35 km) south-southeast of Benton,[4] at an elevation of 4,258 feet (1,298 m).[2] The population was 660 at the 2020 census.[3]

Chalfant is a small, primarily residential community located on U.S. Route 6, 14 miles (23 km) north of the city of Bishop. Most residents commute to Bishop for work and school.

The Chalfant post office operated from 1913 to 1928.[4] The ZIP Code is 93514.[5] The community is within area codes 442 and 760.

  1. ^ "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: California". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chalfant, California
  3. ^ a b "P1. Race – Chalfant CDP, California: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
  4. ^ a b c Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1153. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  5. ^ USPS ZIP Code look up Archived September 3, 2007, at the Wayback Machine