Dos Palos Y, California

Dos Palos Y
Census-designated place
Location in Merced County, California
Dos Palos Y Location in California
Coordinates: 37°02′56″N 120°38′08″W / 37.04889°N 120.63556°W / 37.04889; -120.63556
Country	United States
State	California
County	Merced
Area [1]
• Total	1.56 sq mi (4.05 km2)
• Land	1.56 sq mi (4.05 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)  0%
Elevation [2]	112 ft (34 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	310
• Density	198.08/sq mi (76.46/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP Code	93620 (Dos Palos)
Area code	209
GNIS feature IDs	1655978; 2582998
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dos Palos Y, California; U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dos Palos Y, California

Dos Palos Y (Dos Palos, Spanish for "Two Timbers") is a census-designated place^[4] at the "Y" intersection of California SR 152 and Highway 33 in Merced County, California.^[2] It is located 11.5 miles (19 km) east of Los Banos and 4.8 miles (7.7 km) north of Dos Palos proper. As of the 2020 census, the population was 310.^[3]

In 1966, the local post office was moved to Dos Palos Y from Santa Rita Park, 2.3 miles (3.7 km) to the east. The community is about halfway between California's main north–south freeways, Interstate 5 and Highway 99.