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Swall Meadows, in brief

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Swall Meadows is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in southern Mono County, California, United States. The population was 178 as of the 2020 census. The community is residential, including second homes and a volunteer fire department, but no commercial development. The ZIP Code is 93514. The community is served by area code 760.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 220 to 178 (-19%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Swall Meadows, decade by decade

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Famous people close to Swall Meadows

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Trevor DonovanAmerican actor · b. 1978
Matt WilliamsAmerican baseball player and coach · b. 1965
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Penny McCoyWorld Cup alpine skier · b. 1949
Stanton BarrettRacecar driver · b. 1972
Claire Vaye WatkinsAmerican writer · b. 1984
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Sarah KonradAmerican biathlete · b. 1967
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