Welcome to Ripon ...

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ripon, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Ripon has a population of 16,233 people<2> (see below for details).

Ripon is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Ripon: (209)

The ZIP code for Ripon: 95366<4>

Websites for Ripon ...

Official Website: www.cityofripon.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Ripon had an population of 16,233 people. This is an increase of 13.54% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 59.99% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Ripon had a population of 14,297 people. This makes Ripon the county's 6th most populous community.

The population of Ripon represents 0.04% of the total population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 327th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 14,297 people, the population of Ripon increased 40.91% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 10,146 people).

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

Communities Also Named Ripon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Ripon - they are located in Kansas, North Dakota, Quebec and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ripon.

Communities near Ripon ...

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

• Stockton
  (17 miles [27.4 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 southeast)
  • 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>
• Tracy
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
  • Tracy is located in San Joaquin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,025 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tracy <5>
• Manteca
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • 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
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • 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
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Riverbank
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Oakdale
  (15 miles [24.1 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>
• Patterson
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
  • Patterson is located in Stanislaus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,542 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Patterson <5>
• Hughson
  (17 miles [27.4 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>

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 Ripon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ripon.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ripon. 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 Ripon.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ripon ...

Looking for more information about Ripon? 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 Ripon, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Ripon.

Adding Ripon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ripon 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 Ripon was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ripon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Ripon: www.cityofripon.org/

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

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