Merced, California

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Modesto. It is located about 37 miles [59 km] to the northwest of Merced and has a population of 188,856 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Turlock. It is located about 24 miles [38 km] to the northwest of Merced and has a population of 55,810 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Atwater	W	7 mi [11.27 km]	26,565	14.94% increase
	Ceres	NW	33 mi [53.1 km]	42,690	23.35% increase
	Chowchilla	SE	19 mi [30.58 km]	19,193	72.49% increase
	Escalon	NW	43 mi [69.2 km]	7,271	21.94% increase
	Kerman	SE	46 mi [74 km]	12,737	48.95% increase
	Livingston	W	14 mi [22.53 km]	13,400	27.95% increase
	Los Banos	SW	26 mi [41.84 km]	34,968	35.17% increase
	Madera	SE	32 mi [51.5 km]	56,700	31.23% increase
	Mendota	S	38 mi [61.2 km]	10,339	31.04% increase
	Newman	W	29 mi [46.67 km]	10,226	44.17% increase
	Oakdale	NW	37 mi [59.5 km]	20,299	30.94% increase
	Patterson	W	38 mi [61.2 km]	19,034	64% increase
	Ripon	NW	46 mi [74 km]	14,473	42.65% increase
	Riverbank	NW	38 mi [61.2 km]	20,606	30.2% increase
	Waterford	NW	27 mi [43.45 km]	8,875	28.18% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Delhi	NW	18 mi [28.97 km]	---
	Denair	NW	23 mi [37.01 km]	---
	Dos Palos	S	23 mi [37.01 km]	4,948	8.01% increase
	Empire	NW	32 mi [51.5 km]	---
	Firebaugh	S	31 mi [49.89 km]	6,972	21.4% increase
	Gustine	W	28 mi [45.06 km]	5,094	8.43% increase
	Hickman	NW	26 mi [41.84 km]	---
	Hughson	NW	29 mi [46.67 km]	6,312	58.59% increase
	Keyes	NW	29 mi [46.67 km]	---
	Le Grand	E	13 mi [20.92 km]	---
	Madera Acres	SE	30 mi [48.28 km]	---
	Mariposa	NE	30 mi [48.28 km]	---
	Planada	E	8 mi [12.87 km]	---
	South Dos Palos	S	25 mi [40.23 km]	---
	Winton	NW	9 mi [14.48 km]	---

Merced County

Merced is located in Merced County and is the county seat.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Merced: Fresno, Madera, Mariposa, San Benito, Santa Clara and Stanislaus.

Below are counties that are near Merced (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Merced:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Merced
	Fresno County	S	Dos Palos	23 miles [37 km]
	Madera County	SE	Sierra Vista	14 miles [22 km]
	Mariposa County	NE	Catheys Valley	22 miles [35 km]
	Stanislaus County	NW	Montpelier	20 miles [32 km]
	Tuolumne County	N	Hetch Hetchy Junction	34 miles [54 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for California<3>

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