The two-story building remains standing today and is a rare surviving example of a simple early California courthouse.

[6] Snelling is in northeastern Merced County along the eastern edge of California's Central Valley, where the Merced River emerges from the foothills of the Sierra Nevada.

It is at the north end of California State Route 59, which leads south to Merced, the county seat.

30 households (31.9%) were made up of individuals, and 12 (12.8%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 112 housing units at an average density of 207.3 per square mile (80.0/km2), of which 49 (52.1%) were owner-occupied, and 45 (47.9%) were occupied by renters.

In the California State Legislature, Snelling is in the 12th Senate District, represented by Republican Shannon Grove, and in the 21st Assembly District, represented by Democrat Diane Papan.