Sales tax in Unincorporated Merced County, CA
The combined sales tax rate in Unincorporated Merced County, CA is about 7.75%, and ranges from 7.75% to 8.75% depending on the exact address.
Estimated from 24 ZIP codes covering Unincorporated Merced County. Enter your ZIP code in the calculator for a closer figure.
- ZIP codes
- 24 on file · 12 wholly inside the city limits
ZIP codes in Unincorporated Merced County
24 on file — 12 wholly inside the city limits and 12 crossing them. Each has its own page.
12 ZIP codes wholly inside Unincorporated Merced County
Every address in these is inside the city limits, so all of them pay Unincorporated Merced County's rate.
| ZIP code | Combined rate | Also reaches |
|---|---|---|
| 93665 | ~7.75% | no other city |
| 95303 | 7.75% | no other city |
| 95312 | ~7.75% | no other city |
| 95315 | 7.75% | no other city |
| 95316 | 7.875% | Unincorporated Stanislaus County |
| 95317 | 7.75% | no other city |
| 95324 | 7.75% | no other city |
| 95333 | 7.75% | no other city |
| 95365 | 7.75% | no other city |
| 95369 | 7.75% | Unincorporated Mariposa County |
| 95374 | 7.75% | no other city |
| 95388 | 7.75% | no other city |
12 ZIP codes crossing the city line
Part of each of these lies outside Unincorporated Merced County. An address in one may be taxed at a neighbour's rate instead, and the figure shown is the most likely one across the whole ZIP code.
| ZIP code | Combined rate | Also reaches |
|---|---|---|
| 93610 | 8.75% | Chowchilla and Unincorporated Madera County |
| 93620 | 7.75% | Dos Palos, Unincorporated Fresno County and Unincorporated Madera County |
| 93622 | 7.975% | Firebaugh, Unincorporated Fresno County and Unincorporated Madera County |
| 93635 | 8.75% | Los Banos |
| 95301 | 8.75% | Atwater |
| 95322 | 7.75% | Gustine and Unincorporated Stanislaus County |
| 95334 | 8.75% | Livingston |
| 95340 | 8.25% | Merced |
| 95341 | 8.25% | Merced |
| 95348 | 8.25% | Merced |
| 95360 | 7.875% | Newman and Unincorporated Stanislaus County |
| 95380 | 8.625% | Turlock and Unincorporated Stanislaus County |
Who levies sales tax across Unincorporated Merced County's ZIP codes
Each government below levies its own share, but not all of them reach every address: the ZIP codes covering Unincorporated Merced County reach into more than one city, and an address pays only the shares whose boundary it falls inside.
| Jurisdiction | Type | Rate | Applies to | Effective | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | state | 7.25% | all 24 ZIP codes | Jan 1, 2017 | California sales and use tax rates by jurisdiction |
| Unincorporated Merced County | city | 0.5% | all 24 ZIP codes | Jul 1, 2026 | California sales and use tax rates by jurisdiction |
| Unincorporated Stanislaus County | city | 0.625% | 4 of 24 ZIP codes | Jul 1, 2026 | California sales and use tax rates by jurisdiction |
| Merced | city | 1% | 3 of 24 ZIP codes | Jul 1, 2026 | California sales and use tax rates by jurisdiction |
| Unincorporated Madera County | city | 0.5% | 3 of 24 ZIP codes | Jul 1, 2026 | California sales and use tax rates by jurisdiction |
| Unincorporated Fresno County | city | 0.725% | 2 of 24 ZIP codes | Jul 1, 2026 | California sales and use tax rates by jurisdiction |
| Atwater | city | 1.5% | 1 of 24 ZIP codes | Jul 1, 2026 | California sales and use tax rates by jurisdiction |
| Chowchilla | city | 1.5% | 1 of 24 ZIP codes | Jul 1, 2026 | California sales and use tax rates by jurisdiction |
| Dos Palos | city | 1% | 1 of 24 ZIP codes | Jul 1, 2026 | California sales and use tax rates by jurisdiction |
| Firebaugh | city | 0.725% | 1 of 24 ZIP codes | Jul 1, 2026 | California sales and use tax rates by jurisdiction |
| Gustine | city | 1% | 1 of 24 ZIP codes | Jul 1, 2026 | California sales and use tax rates by jurisdiction |
| Livingston | city | 1.5% | 1 of 24 ZIP codes | Jul 1, 2026 | California sales and use tax rates by jurisdiction |
| Los Banos | city | 1.5% | 1 of 24 ZIP codes | Jul 1, 2026 | California sales and use tax rates by jurisdiction |
| Newman | city | 0.625% | 1 of 24 ZIP codes | Jul 1, 2026 | California sales and use tax rates by jurisdiction |
| Turlock | city | 1.375% | 1 of 24 ZIP codes | Jul 1, 2026 | California sales and use tax rates by jurisdiction |
| Unincorporated Mariposa County | city | 1% | 1 of 24 ZIP codes | Jul 1, 2026 | California sales and use tax rates by jurisdiction |
No total is shown because more than one city is listed. An address falls inside only one of each, so these shares are alternatives rather than a stack, and adding them all up would give a figure nobody pays.
What can change the tax you pay in Unincorporated Merced County, CA
- ZIP codes shared with a neighbour. 14 of Unincorporated Merced County's 24 ZIP codes are also reached by Unincorporated Stanislaus County, Merced, Unincorporated Madera County and Unincorporated Fresno County and 10 other places, so an address in one of them can owe a neighbour's rate instead of Unincorporated Merced County's.
- What you are buying. Categories are not taxed alike. The calculator switches between general merchandise, prepared food and lodging, which are the categories we hold rates for here.
How Unincorporated Merced County compares with the rest of California
Unincorporated Merced County's ~7.75% is the most common combined rate in California. Of the state's 2,584 ZIP codes with a figure, 535 land on the same one, 293 carry a lower figure and 1,756 a higher one. Across California the combined rate runs from 7.25% to 11.25%. See every city in California.
| Combined rate | ZIP codes | Which is this city |
|---|---|---|
| ~7.75% | 535 | Unincorporated Merced County |
| ~8.75% | 373 | |
| ~9.75% | 346 | |
| ~7.25% | 282 | |
| ~8.25% | 189 |
Counted from ZIP-code figures. A tilde marks a band where some ZIP codes cross a tax boundary and are counted at their most likely rate.
How sales tax is collected
The seller generally collects the tax from the buyer at the point of sale and passes it to the authorities that levied it. In most states it is added at the till rather than included in the advertised price. Read how sales tax works, including sourcing rules, online purchases and who is required to collect.
Rates last verified: Sep 4, 2026. This is when the source was last read, not when this page was last edited.
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