Cars in Stanislaus County.

What vehicles are registered in Stanislaus County? The DMV counted 435,118 vehicles across 24 ZIPs. Toyota is the largest named make. 1.7% are battery electric.

435,118vehicles

24ZIPs
55Named makes
1.7%Battery electric
12.2%Make not namedThe DMV pools small groups

The largest named makes

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

66,695+
60,024+
49,921+
46,399+
24,317+
16,901+
12,959+
11,694+
9,566+
9,435+
See all 20 makes
9,094+
7,854+
6,993+
5,514+
4,777+
4,453+
4,447+
4,372+
4,280+
2,655+

The fuel mix

Gas
360,134
Diesel and diesel hybrid
26,442
Flex-fuel
23,335
Gas hybrid
15,139
Battery electric
7,232
Plug-in hybrid
2,659
Natural gas
162
Hydrogen fuel cell
8
Other fuel
7

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.

2,727
2,706
443
410
383

Plug-in types

12,770 plug-in and fuel-cell vehicles in all.

Battery electric
9,618
Plug-in hybrid
3,142
Hydrogen fuel cell
10

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.

12.1% of new light-duty vehicles sold here in the latest three quarters were zero-emission, 1,293 of 10,725. A year earlier the share was 16.3%. Across California it was 19.6%.

2025 Q1 15.9% 536 of 3,379
2025 Q2 15.2% 572 of 3,755
2025 Q3 17.9% 656 of 3,657
2025 Q4 10.7% 372 of 3,484
2026 Q1preliminary 11.4% 368 of 3,241
2026 Q2preliminary 13.1% 501 of 3,813
2026 Q3preliminary 11.5% 424 of 3,671

Every ZIP in Stanislaus County

ZIPCityVehiclesLargest named makeBattery electric
95355Modesto44,188Toyota2.1%
95350Modesto37,083Toyota1.4%
95307Ceres37,067Toyota1.3%
95351Modesto34,084Toyota0.9%
95380Turlock32,530Toyota1.4%
95361Oakdale30,726Chevrolet1.4%
95356Modesto28,942Toyota3.0%
95382Turlock28,700Toyota2.8%
95358Modesto27,604Chevrolet0.8%
95363Patterson24,506Chevrolet2.9%
95367Riverbank19,992Toyota1.5%
95354Modesto19,273Toyota1.2%
95368Salida12,054Toyota1.7%
95360Newman11,065Chevrolet1.2%
95357Modesto11,053Toyota1.3%
95326Hughson9,523Chevrolet1.7%
95386Waterford8,513Chevrolet1.0%
95316Denair6,326Chevrolet1.3%
95328Keyes3,519Toyota1.4%
95329La Grange3,378Ford0.7%
95319Empire1,490Chevrolet0.4%
95313Crows Landing1,247Chevrolet1.1%
95323Hickman1,227Chevrolet0.8%
95387Westley1,028Chevrolet0.5%

Also overlaps Stanislaus County, counted in another county: 95230, 95304, 95322, 95385.

The largest cities

ZIPs grouped by postal city name.

1Modesto 7 ZIPs
202,227
2Turlock 2 ZIPs
61,230
3Ceres 1 ZIP
37,067
4Oakdale 1 ZIP
30,726
5Patterson 1 ZIP
24,506
6Riverbank 1 ZIP
19,992
7Salida 1 ZIP
12,054
8Newman 1 ZIP
11,065
9Hughson 1 ZIP
9,523
10Waterford 1 ZIP
8,513
See all 17 cities

The most electric ZIPs

Battery-electric share of each ZIP's vehicles.

195356 Modesto
3.0%
295363 Patterson
2.9%
395382 Turlock
2.8%
495355 Modesto
2.1%
595368 Salida
1.7%
695326 Hughson
1.7%
795367 Riverbank
1.5%
895328 Keyes
1.4%
995350 Modesto
1.4%
1095380 Turlock
1.4%
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