Merced County, is a county located in the northern San Joaquin Valley section of the Central Valley, in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 281,202. The county seat is Merced. The county is named after the Merced River. Merced County comprises the Merced, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Modesto-Merced, CA Combined Statistical Area. It is located north of Fresno County and Fresno, and southeast of Santa Clara County and San Jose.

Country: United States
State: California
Region: San Joaquin Valley
Incorporated: April 19, 1855
Named for: Merced River, originally El Río de Nuestra Señora de la Merced ("River of Our Lady of Mercy" in Spanish).
County seat: Merced
Largest city: Merced
Type: Council–CEO
Body: Board of Supervisors
Chair: Lloyd Pareira, Jr
Vice Chair: Scott Silveira
Chief executive officer: Raul Lomeli Mendez
Population (2020): 281,202
Time zone: Pacific Time Zone (UTC−8)
Summer (DST): Pacific Daylight Time (UTC−7)
ZIP code: 93620, 93635, 93661, 93665, 95301, 95303, 95312, 95315, 95317, 95322, 95324, 95333, 95334, 95388, 95340, 95341, 95343, 95344, 95348, 95365, 95369, 95374
Area code: 209
FIPS code: 06-047
GNIS feature ID: 277288
Congressional district: 13th
Website: [www.co.merced.ca.us]
Wikidata description: county in California, United States
Wikidata id: Q109690
Wikidata label: Merced County
Wikidata aliases: Array
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