Cars in Madera County.

What vehicles are registered in Madera County? The DMV counted 124,246 vehicles across 12 ZIPs. Toyota is the largest named make. 1.3% are battery electric.

124,246vehicles

12ZIPs
44Named makes
1.3%Battery electric
15.5%Make not namedThe DMV pools small groups

The largest named makes

Each make count is a lower bound, because the DMV pools small groups.

20,070+
18,843+
14,175+
11,615+
6,439+
4,740+
4,120+
3,251+
2,804+
2,476+
See all 20 makes
2,344+
1,744+
1,271+
1,260+
1,066+
1,050+
930+
839+
816+
733+

The fuel mix

Gas
102,208
Diesel and diesel hybrid
8,828
Flex-fuel
6,986
Gas hybrid
3,818
Battery electric
1,629
Plug-in hybrid
716
Natural gas
60
Hydrogen fuel cell
1

Top plug-in models

From the state energy agency. Its count is a year newer than the DMV file and covers light-duty vehicles only.

639
628
121
105

Plug-in types

3,162 plug-in and fuel-cell vehicles in all.

Battery electric
2,272
Plug-in hybrid
888
Hydrogen fuel cell
2

How many new cars sold here are zero-emission?

New light-duty sales by quarter, from the state energy agency. The newest quarters are preliminary.

11.5% of new light-duty vehicles sold here in the latest three quarters were zero-emission, 370 of 3,218. A year earlier the share was 15.0%. Across California it was 19.6%.

2025 Q1 12.1% 111 of 921
2025 Q2 14.7% 159 of 1,080
2025 Q3 17.8% 194 of 1,090
2025 Q4 10.3% 102 of 993
2026 Q1preliminary 10.3% 100 of 975
2026 Q2preliminary 13.5% 148 of 1,099
2026 Q3preliminary 10.7% 122 of 1,144

Every ZIP in Madera County

ZIPCityVehiclesLargest named makeBattery electric
93638Madera35,456Toyota0.5%
93637Madera32,007Toyota1.1%
93636Madera17,824Toyota3.6%
93610Chowchilla13,853Chevrolet1.1%
93614Coarsegold10,249Toyota1.2%
93644Oakhurst8,032Ford1.1%
93643North Fork2,890Toyota1.2%
93601Ahwahnee1,747Toyota1.2%
93653Raymond980FordToo few
93604Bass Lake577JeepToo few
93645O'Neals404ToyotaToo few
93669Wishon227ToyotaToo few

Also overlaps Madera County, counted in another county: 93602, 93620, 93622, 93623, 93626, 93720.

The largest cities

ZIPs grouped by postal city name.

1Madera 3 ZIPs
85,287
2Chowchilla 1 ZIP
13,853
3Coarsegold 1 ZIP
10,249
4Oakhurst 1 ZIP
8,032
5North Fork 1 ZIP
2,890
6Ahwahnee 1 ZIP
1,747
7Raymond 1 ZIP
980
8Bass Lake 1 ZIP
577
9O'Neals 1 ZIP
404
10Wishon 1 ZIP
227

The most electric ZIPs

Battery-electric share of each ZIP's vehicles.

193636 Madera
3.6%
293601 Ahwahnee
1.2%
393643 North Fork
1.2%
493614 Coarsegold
1.2%
593637 Madera
1.1%
693610 Chowchilla
1.1%
793644 Oakhurst
1.1%
893638 Madera
0.5%
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