Merced County, California
Merced County | |
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Location in the state of California | |
| Coordinates: 37°11′N 120°43′W / 37.19°N 120.71°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Region | San Joaquin Valley |
| Incorporated | April 19, 1855 |
| Named after | Merced River, originally El Río de Nuestra Señora de la Merced ("River of Our Lady of Mercy" in Spanish). |
| County seat | Merced |
| Largest city | Merced |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–CEO |
| • Body | Board of Supervisors |
| • Chair | Daron McDaniel |
| • Vice Chair | Lloyd Pareira, Jr |
| • Board of Supervisors | Supervisors
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| • Chief executive officer | Raul Lomeli Mendez |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,979 sq mi (5,130 km2) |
| • Land | 1,935 sq mi (5,010 km2) |
| • Water | 44 sq mi (110 km2) |
| Highest elevation | 3,801 ft (1,159 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 281,202 |
| • Density | 145.3/sq mi (56.11/km2) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | $11.560 billion (2022) |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific Time Zone) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (Pacific Daylight Time) |
| ZIP code | 93620, 93635, 93661, 93665, 95301, 95303, 95312, 95315, 95317, 95322, 95324, 95333, 95334, 95388, 95340, 95341, 95343, 95344, 95348, 95365, 95369, 95374 |
| Area code | 209 |
| FIPS code | 06-047 |
| GNIS feature ID | 277288 |
| Congressional district | 13th |
| Website | www |
Merced County (/mɜːr.ˈsɛd/ ⓘ mur-SED; Merced, Spanish for "Mercy") is a county located in the northern San Joaquin Valley section of the Central Valley, in the U.S. state of California.
As of the 2020 census, the population was 281,202., and for the 2024 census, the population was 296,774. The county seat is Merced. The county is named after the Merced River.
Merced County comprises the Merced, California Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Modesto-Merced, California Combined Statistical Area. It is located north of Fresno County and Fresno, and southeast of Santa Clara County and San Jose.