Wawona, California

This article is about the census designated place. For other Californian uses, see Wawona (disambiguation).

Wawona
Census-designated place
The Wawona Hotel
The Wawona Hotel
Wawona is located in California
Wawona
Wawona
Wawona is located in the United States
Wawona
Wawona
Coordinates: 37°32′13″N 119°39′23″W / 37.53694°N 119.65639°W / 37.53694; -119.65639
Country United States
State California
CountyMariposa
Area
[1]
 • Total1.076 sq mi (2.79 km2)
 • Land1.076 sq mi (2.79 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation
[2]
3,999 ft (1,219 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total111
 • Density100/sq mi (40/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
95389
Area code209
GNIS feature IDs1652868,[2] 2583183[4]

Wawona (formerly Big Tree Station,[2] Clark's Station,[2] Clarks Station,[2] Wah-wo-nah,[2] and Clark's Ranch[5]) is a census-designated place[6] in Mariposa County, California, United States.[2] The population was 111 at the 2020 census.[3]

It is located entirely within Yosemite National Park, as it preceded the founding of the park as a national recreation area. The number of inhabitants increases dramatically during peak tourist seasons, due to the large number of rental cabins in the town. It is located at 37°32′13″N 119°39′23″W / 37.53694°N 119.65639°W / 37.53694; -119.65639,[2] 20 miles (32 km) north of Oakhurst and 26 miles (42 km) south of the center of Yosemite Valley, at an elevation of 3,999 feet (1,219 m).[2]

The ZIP Code is 95389. The community is inside area code 209.

  1. ^ "2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files: California". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Wawona". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ a b "P1. Race – Wawona CDP, California: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wawona Census Designated Place
  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. 844. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  6. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wawona, California