Map of El Portal CDP, California

El Portal (Spanish for “The Gateway”) is a census-designated place in Mariposa County, California, United States. It is located 11.5 miles (19 km) west-southwest of Yosemite Village, at an elevation of 1,939 feet (591 m). The population was 372 at the 2020 census, down from 474 at the 2010 census.

El Portal CDP overview:
Name:	El Portal CDP
LSAD Code:	57
LSAD Description:	CDP (suffix)
State:	California
County:	Mariposa County
Elevation:	1,939 ft (591 m)
Total Area:	1.910 sq mi (4.95 km²)
Land Area:	1.864 sq mi (4.83 km²)
Water Area:	0.046 sq mi (0.12 km²) 2.41%
Total Population:	372
Population Density:	199.6/sq mi (77.1/km²)
ZIP code:	95318
FIPS code:	0622328

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History

The first post office at El Portal opened in 1907.

Work on a four-story Hotel Del Portal began in the fall of 1907 and was completed in 1908 by a subsidiary corporation of the Yosemite Valley Railroad. The hotel was a four-hour ride from Merced via a railway coach. On October 27, 1917, a fire destroyed the hotel including the Desmond Company’s records, which was started by a defective attic flue.

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Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 1.91 square miles (4.9 km), of which 0.05 square miles (0.13 km), or 2.41%, are water.