Welcome to Mammoth Lakes ...

The town of Mammoth Lakes is located just east of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

Mammoth Lakes is located in Mono County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mammoth Lakes, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1923.

The town was incorporated August 20, 1984.

A typical abbreviation for Mammoth Lakes: Mammoth Lks.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Mammoth Lakes has a population of 8,292 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Mammoth Lakes is 8,070 feet [2,460 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Mammoth Lakes is about 1½ mile [or ~2½ km] above sea level.

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

Area codes for Mammoth Lakes: (760) and (442)<4>

The ZIP code for Mammoth Lakes: 93546<5>

Websites for Mammoth Lakes ...

Official Website: www.ci.mammoth-lakes.ca.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Mammoth Lakes had an population of 8,292 people. This is an increase of 0.7% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 16.9% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Mammoth Lakes had a population of 8,234 people (which is 57.98% of the total population of Mono County). This makes Mammoth Lakes the county's most populous community.

The population of Mammoth Lakes represents 0.02% of the total population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 382nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 8,234 people, the population of Mammoth Lakes increased 16.09% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 7,093 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Mammoth Lakes.

Communities near Mammoth Lakes ...

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

• Crestview
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestview
  • Crestview is located in Mono County
• Convict Lake
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Convict Lake
  • Convict Lake is located in Mono County
• Whitmore Hot Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitmore Hot Springs
  • Whitmore Hot Springs is located in Mono County
  • Former names for Whitmore Hot Springs:
  • Whitmore Tub Spring
  • Whitmore Tubs
• June Lake
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for June Lake
  • June Lake is located in Mono County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for June Lake <6>
• June Lake Junction
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for June Lake Junction
  • June Lake Junction is located in Mono County
• Benton Crossing
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benton Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Crossing
  • Benton Crossing is located in Mono County
• North Landing
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Landing
  • North Landing is located in Mono County
• South Landing
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Landing
  • South Landing is located in Mono County
• Aspen Springs
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspen Springs
  • Aspen Springs is located in Mono County
• Mono Mills ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mono Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mono Mills
  • Mono Mills is located in Mono County

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mammoth Lakes. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Mammoth Lakes.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mammoth Lakes ...

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

Adding Mammoth Lakes to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mammoth Lakes 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 Mammoth Lakes was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Mammoth Lakes post office opened in 1923.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mammoth Lakes.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Mammoth Lakes: www.ci.mammoth-lakes.ca.us/

The official website for Mono County: www.monocounty.ca.gov/

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