Sonora, California

About Sonora

Sonora is a small town in central California, home to 4,855 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Officially, Sonora is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 3.16 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,536 residents per square mile.

📰 Sonora News Today

• Court Fire: Forward progress stopped on vegetation fire near Tuolumne County courthouse in Sonora KCRA · Jul 28
• Court Fire in Tuolumne County: Evacuations, Maps, Updates ABC10 · Jul 27
• Sonora Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22
• Dove Fire in Tuolumne County reaches full containment CBS News · Aug 1
• Map: Dove Fire and evacuations in city of Sonora pressdemocrat.com · Jul 27

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Sonora Unique

• Part of the fabric of California — one of 1,618 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 4 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Sonora

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Sonora

• Applebee's — american
• Barrow's Cafe & Grill — american
• Emberz — american
• Goodness Cafe — coffee shop (café)
• Round Table Pizza — pizza
• Schnoog's Cafe & Espresso — coffee shop (café)
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• The Armory
• Yoshoku — ramen
• Amala Detox and Tea Lounge — tea (café)

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Tuolumne County Museum · Museum
• Veterans Memorial Military Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Sonora

• Coffill Park reviews ★
• Coffils Park reviews ★
• Courthouse Square reviews ★
• Foster's Prospectors Park reviews ★
• Mother Lode Fairgrounds reviews ★
• Woods Creek Rotary Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Sonora

• Belleview Elementary
• Belleview Special Education Preschool
• Curtis Creek Elementary
• Dario Cassina High
• Gold Ridge Educational Center
• Gold Rush Home Study Charter
• Sonora Elementary
• Sonora Elementary Preschool
• Sonora High
• Theodore Bird High
• Tuolumne County Community/ISP
• Tuolumne County Special Education
• Tuolumne County Special Education Preschool

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Adventist Health Sonora ★★★ (3/5 CMS rating)

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Sonora

🏘️ Nearby Communities