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Mountain House, California
Mountain House is a city of 25,513 people in San Joaquin County, California, founded in May 14, 2001.
Why visit Mountain House
Townapedia lists 9 parks and trails and 4 places to eat in and around town.
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 93°F; December lows average 40°F.
Weather in Mountain House
Forecast from the National Weather Service. Full forecast
About Mountain House
Mountain House is a city on the western edge of San Joaquin County, California, United States, lying just east of the historical waystop Mountain House in Alameda County. The planned community was originally approved by the San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors in 1994 and construction was officially started in 2001. Mountain House was then incorporated in 2024. As of the 2020 census, when Mountain House was still classified as a census-designated place, the population was 24,499.
From the Wikipedia article Mountain House, California (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Parks, trails and playgrounds9
Restaurants and cafes4
Aappakadai
Restaurant · Indian
19685 Mountain House Parkway, Mountain House
Mo-Fr 11:30-14:30,18:00-22:00; Fr-Sa 11:30-14:30,18:00-22:30; Su...
Mountain Mike's
Restaurant · Pizza
19677 Mountain House Parkway, Mountain House
Su-Th 11:00-21:30; Fr-Sa 11:00-22:30
Sourdough & Co.
Fast food · Sandwich
19673 Mountain House Parkway, Mountain House
Mo-Th 10:00-19:00; Fr 10:00-20:00; Sa 11:00-20:00; Su 11:00-19:00
Churches and places of worship4
Mountain House Musalla
Place of worship · 1.0 mi
620 S Escuala Dr, Mountain House
Shopping1
History
In 1849, Thomas Goodall erected a blue denim cloth tent to serve as a midway stopover for gold miners headed from San Francisco to the Sierra Nevada foothills via Altamont Pass. Goodall eventually built an adobe house at the eastern edge of the Diablo Range hills, calling it The Mountain House. Simon Zimmerman later acquired the stop and it became known as Zimmerman's Mountain House and became a well-known way station stop on the way to Stockton. The last remaining settlement buildings were leveled in 1940.
In November 1994, the San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors officially approved the new community of Mountain House. In 1996, the master plan was approved. In August 2000, many of the documents controlling the development and growth of Mountain House were adopted and approved by the San Joaquin Board of Supervisors acting as the Mountain House Board of Directors.
Mountain House was projected to be a small full-fledged city developed over a 30-year period by the Master Developer Trimark Communities. The community covers 4,784 acres (1,936 ha) in San Joaquin County. The town was planned for 12 distinct neighborhoods including 10 family neighborhoods and two age-restricted neighborhoods, each organized around a center containing a neighborhood park, a K-8 school, and a small commercial area.
From the History section of Mountain House, California on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gas and EV charging1
Schools, colleges and libraries30
San Joaquin Delta College South Campus at Mountain House
School · 2.4 mi
2073 S. Central Parkway, Mountain House
Map of Mountain House
49 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Climate by month
Monthly table
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 56°F | 40°F | 2.5 in | 0.0 in |
| Feb | 62°F | 44°F | 2.3 in | 0.0 in |
| Mar | 67°F | 47°F | 1.6 in | 0.0 in |
| Apr | 73°F | 50°F | 0.8 in | 0.0 in |
| May | 80°F | 55°F | 0.5 in | 0.0 in |
| Jun | 88°F | 59°F | 0.1 in | 0.0 in |
| Jul | 93°F | 62°F | 0.0 in | 0.0 in |
| Aug | 92°F | 62°F | 0.0 in | 0.0 in |
| Sep | 89°F | 60°F | 0.1 in | 0.0 in |
| Oct | 79°F | 54°F | 0.7 in | 0.0 in |
| Nov | 66°F | 46°F | 1.3 in | 0.0 in |
| Dec | 57°F | 40°F | 2.4 in | 0.0 in |
U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 for Tracy Pumping Plt (3 mi away), NOAA NCEI.
People and cost of living
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024, U.S. Census Bureau. Estimates have margins of error, larger for small towns.
Disaster history
San Joaquin County has had 11 federal disaster declarations since 2000, most often for floods.
- 2023-04-03: Severe Winter Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides (Severe Storm)
- 2023-03-10: Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides (Flood)
- 2023-01-14: Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides (Flood)
- 2023-01-09: Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, And Mudslides (Flood)
- 2020-03-22: Covid-19 Pandemic (Biological)
- 2020-03-13: Covid-19 (Biological)
OpenFEMA disaster declarations summaries.
Getting there and nearby towns
Livermore Municipal Airport (LVK) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 17 miles away.
- Tracy 6 mi southeast, about 9 min by car
- Discovery Bay 9 mi north, about 15 min by car
- Lathrop 12 mi east, about 20 min by car
- Livermore 14 mi southwest, about 22 min by car
- Brentwood 15 mi northwest, about 24 min by car
- Manteca 17 mi east, about 27 min by car
- Oakley 17 mi northwest, about 27 min by car
- Country Club 17 mi northeast, about 27 min by car
- Stockton 18 mi northeast, about 30 min by car
- Antioch 20 mi northwest, about 32 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB, the NEMICO news database.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- NCES EDGE (Public domain): public schools
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 (Public domain): climate by month
- OpenFEMA (Public domain): disaster declarations
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- U.S. Census Bureau (Public domain): population, income, housing, education, commute
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- 10889945225 dcdae75ce8 c moutain house high (cropped), Tranistrider1979, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Holi2023, Sisodiabhumca, CC BY-SA 4.0
- ISS046-E-50336 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS010-E-8614 - View of California, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS057-E-91035 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS046-E-50334 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS055-E-27329 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS046-E-50333 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS057-E-91036 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS016-E-29423 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS064-E-9395 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS057-E-91034 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS046-E-50335 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS046-E-50337 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS064-E-9396 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
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