[2] It lies among the Sierra Nevada foothills of the central part of the state at an elevation of 2,585 feet (788 m),[2] 5 miles (8 km) northeast of Mariposa, the county seat, and 22 miles (35 km) by road southwest of El Portal.

The population was 379 at the 2020 census,[3] down from 1,204 in 2010, when the CDP was drawn to cover significantly more area.

[1] The community is in the valley of Bear Creek, which flows northwest to join the Merced River at Briceburg.

159 households (31.1%) were made up of individuals, and 60 (11.7%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 627 housing units at an average density of 25.5 per square mile (9.8/km2), of which 318 (62.2%) were owner-occupied, and 193 (37.8%) were occupied by renters.