Welcome to Escalon ...

The city of Escalon is located in San Joaquin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Escalon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

The city was incorporated March 12, 1957.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Escalon has a population of 7,589 people<2> (see below for details).

Escalon is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Escalon lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Escalon is within the boundaries of the (209) area code.

The ZIP code for Escalon: 95320<4>

Websites for Escalon ...

Official Website: www.cityofescalon.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Escalon had an population of 7,589 people. This is an increase of 6.41% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 27.27% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Escalon had a population of 7,132 people. This makes Escalon the county's 7th most populous community.

The population of Escalon represents 0.02% of the population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 402nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 7,132 people, the population of Escalon increased 19.6% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 5,963 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Escalon.

Communities near Escalon ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Escalon.

• Stockton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
  • Stockton is located in San Joaquin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 312,716 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockton <5>
• Modesto
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modesto
  • Modesto is located in Stanislaus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 215,666 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Modesto <5>
• Manteca
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteca
  • Manteca is located in San Joaquin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 84,445 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manteca <5>
• Ceres
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceres
  • Ceres is located in Stanislaus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,603 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ceres <5>
• Lathrop
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lathrop
  • Lathrop is located in San Joaquin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,373 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lathrop <5>
• Oakdale
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
  • Oakdale is located in Stanislaus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,228 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakdale <5>
• Ripon
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripon
  • Ripon is located in San Joaquin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,774 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripon <5>
• Waterford
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
  • Waterford is located in Stanislaus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,944 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterford <5>
• Hughson
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughson
  • Hughson is located in Stanislaus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,628 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hughson <5>
• Riverbank
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbank
  • Riverbank is located in Stanislaus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,710 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverbank <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Escalon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Escalon.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Escalon. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Escalon.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Escalon. See our Newspapers Page for Escalon.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Escalon ...

Looking for more information about Escalon? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Escalon, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Escalon.

Adding Escalon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Escalon in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Escalon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Escalon post office opened in 1898.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Escalon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Escalon: www.cityofescalon.org/

The official website for San Joaquin County: www.sjgov.org/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/