Thornton
Thornton is a census-designated place in San Joaquin County, California, United States. Thornton is located along Interstate 5 7 miles west-southwest of Galt. Thornton has a post office with ZIP code 95686.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet with 1,130 residents
- Description: census-designated place in San Joaquin County, California
- Also known as: “Thornton, CA” and “Thornton, California”
- Postal code: 95686
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mokelumne City and Walnut Grove.
Mokelumne City
Hamlet
Mokelumne City is a ghost town in San Joaquin County, California, United States. Mokelumne, established in 1850, was the second largest town in San Joaquin County until it was destroyed by the floods of 1862. Mokelumne City is situated 2 miles northwest of Thornton.
Walnut Grove
Village
Photo: Ligocsicnarf89, CC0.
Walnut Grove is a town in Sacramento County, California. Walnut Grove and the neighboring town of Locke are among the best-preserved historic towns in the state that were settled by Chinese and Japanese Americans during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Walnut Grove is situated 5 miles west of Thornton.
Thornton
Latitude
38.22607° or 38° 13′ 34″ northLongitude
-121.42455° or 121° 25′ 28″ westPopulation
1,130Elevation
13 feet (4 metres)United Nations Location Code
US TNNOpen location code
84CW6HGG+C5OpenStreetMap ID
node 150968291OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Ukrainian—“Thornton” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Thornton”
- Cebuano: “Thornton”
- Chechen: “Торнтон”
- Chinese: “桑頓”
- Croatian: “Thornton”
- French: “Thornton”
- German: “Thornton”
- Gilaki: “تورتن”
- Irish: “Thornton”
- Italian: “Thornton”
- Ladin: “Thornton”
- Malagasy: “Thornton, Kalifornia”
- Malagasy: “Thornton”
- Persian: “ثورنتون، کالیفرنیا”
- Persian: “ثورنتون”
- Polish: “Thornton”
- Serbian: “Торнтон”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Thornton, California”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Thornton”
- South Azerbaijani: “ثورنتون، کالیفورنیا”
- Spanish: “Thornton”
- Tatar: “Торнтон”
- Turkish: “Thornton”
- Ukrainian: “Торнтон”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as New Hope Landing and Locke.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Thornton Branch Stockton-San Joaquin County Public Library and Thornton Post Office.
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