Thornton, California

Thornton
Location in San Joaquin County and the state of California
Thornton
Thornton
Coordinates: 38°13′34″N 121°25′29″W / 38.22611°N 121.42472°W / 38.22611; -121.42472
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountySan Joaquin
Area
  Total
2.155 sq mi (5.580 km2)
  Land2.127 sq mi (5.508 km2)
  Water0.028 sq mi (0.072 km2)  1.30%
Elevation
13 ft (4 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
1,004
  Density470/sq mi (180/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
95686
Area code209
GNIS feature IDs236291; 2628795
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Thornton, California; U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Thornton, California

Thornton is a census-designated place (CDP) in San Joaquin County, California, United States. Thornton is located along Interstate 5 7 miles (11 km) west-southwest of Galt. Thornton has a post office with ZIP code 95686.