A town of 3,778, settled in 1861. Nearly 46.8% of it is conserved land.
The 3 things Bishop does most differently from other towns.
Where Bishop’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
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Ordered by what stands out in Bishop. Another town gets a different order.
2.7 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Tri County Fairgrounds | 0.6 mi | 75 |
| 2. Bishop Park | 0.1 mi | 47 |
43% of Bishop’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Mammoth Lakes (7%), Fresno (3%) and Independence (2%). Half commute less than 2 miles.
The typical Bishop home is worth about $595,000, up 5.6% in a year, 22% below the California typical home.
Bishop reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 93% report less.
Bishop beats the California average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2.
| What stands out | Bishop | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.4% | 17.9% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.9% | 10.6% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.7% | 6.4% |
The public schools Bishop’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 59% of California’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop Elementary | K–5 | 832 | B |
| CDS Bishop Elementary | K–5 | 8 | Not graded |
| Bishop Adventist Christian School Private | 1–8 | 46 | |
| Rainbow Connection Private | K | 11 | |
| Home Street Middle | 6–8 | 414 | B− |
| CDS Home Street | 6–8 | 6 | Not graded |
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 87% of U.S. communities.
Bishop has chilly winters and hot summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 98°, a January night drops to 26°.
6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.
City in California, United States
Bishop is the only incorporated city in Inyo County, California, United States. It is located near the northern end of the Owens Valley in the Mojave Desert, at an elevation of 4,150 feet (1,260 m). The city was named after Bishop Creek, flowing out of the Sierra Nevada range; the creek was named after Samuel Addison Bishop, a settler in the Owens Valley. Bishop is a commercial and residential center, while many vacation destinations and tourist attractions in the Sierra Nevada are located nearby. The city covers approximately 1.9 square miles (4.9 km2), making it the county's largest community by population and land area. The population of the city limits was 3,819 at the 2020 census, down…
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