Chalfant Valley
| Chalfant | |
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| Census-designated place | |
 Chalfant
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| Coordinates: 37°31′46″N 118°21′48″W / 37.52944°N 118.36333°WCoordinates: 37°31′46″N 118°21′48″W / 37.52944°N 118.36333°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 California
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| County | Mono |
| Area | |
| • Total | 28.050 sq mi (72.650 km2) |
| • Land | 28.022 sq mi (72.576 km2) |
| • Water | 0.028 sq mi (0.073 km2) 0.10% |
| Elevation | 4,258 ft (1,298 m) |
| Population (April 1, 2010) | |
| • Total | 651 |
| • Density | 23/sq mi (9.0/km2) |
| Time zone | Pacific Time Zone (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 93514 |
| Area code(s) | 442/760 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1667693, 2582973 |
| U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chalfant Valley; U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chalfant | |
Chalfant (also, Chalfant Valley) is a census-designated place in Mono County, California. It is located on the abandoned Southern Pacific Railroad 22 miles (35 km) south-southeast of Benton, at an elevation of 4258 feet (1298 m). The population was 651 at the 2010 census.
Chalfant is a small, primarily residential community located 14 miles (23 km) north of the City of Bishop in Inyo County on U.S. Route 6. Most residents commute to Bishop for work and school.
The Chalfant post office operated from 1913 to 1928. The ZIP Code is 93514. The community is inside area codes 442 and 760.
The town is named after Arthur Chalfant, newspaper publisher and settler of 1870.
A 6.2 earthquake occurred on July 21, 1986 in Bishop and Chalfant areas, and injured two people, causing damages estimated at $2.7 million. There was a foreshock before the initial quake and another aftershock occurred ten days after the initial temblor. Smaller aftershocks occurred through September 30, 1986.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 28.1 square miles (72.6 km²), 99.90% of it land, and 0.10% of it water.
The 2010 United States Census reported that Chalfant had a population of 651. The population density was 23.2 people per square mile (9.0/km²). The racial makeup of Chalfant was 594 (91.2%) White, 0 (0.0%) African American, 13 (2.0%) Native American, 5 (0.8%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 16 (2.5%) from other races, and 23 (3.5%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 67 persons (10.3%).
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