Alpine County, California
5 public bodies govern here, 2 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 1,616
- Median household income
- $105,521
- ±8,542
- Unemployed
- 4.4%
- 37 of 837 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 90.6%
- 394 of 435 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Alpine | 1,235 (2021) | Po Box 158, Markleeville | Website |
Special districts 4
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kirkwood Meadows Pub Util Dist | Other multi-function districts | Po Box 247, Kirkwood | Website |
| Bear Valley Water Dist | Sewerage | Po Box 5027, Bear Valley | — |
| Markleeville Public Utility Dist | Sewerage | Po Box 222, Markleeville | — |
| Alpine Resource Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | Po Box 266, Markleeville | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Alpine County Office of Education
School district1 schools
43 Hawkside Dr., Markleeville, CA, 96120
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Alpine County Unified
School district3 schools
43 Hawkside Dr., Markleeville, CA, 96120
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Amador Farmers' Market (Plymouth)
Angels Camp ""Fresh Fridays"" Certified Farmers Market (1100 Main Street (Utica Park) Angels Camp) · Val du Vino's Farmer's Market (634 French Gulch Rd. Murphys) · CalaverasGROWN Murphys Certified Farmers' Market (Murphys) · and 1 more
Sierra Chef Farmers Market @ Lampe Park (1325 Waterloo Lane Gardnerville) · Lampe Park Farmers Market (1328 Waterloo Lane Gardnerville) · Farmers' Market at Kahle Community Park (Stateline)
Green Acres Farmer's Market (3400 Carson Ct Camino) · Cameron Park Burke Junction Certified Farmers Market (Cameron Park) · Diamond Springs Certified Farmers' Market (Diamond Springs) · and 10 more
Peaceful Valley Farmers Market () · Sonora Certified Farmers' Market (37 Theall Street Sonora) · Sonora Farmers' Market (Sonora)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.