About Dos Palos Y CDP, California
Dos Palos is a city in Merced County, California, United States. The city is located near the San Joaquin River in the San Joaquin Valley, about 10 miles (16 km) east-southeast of Merced and 70 miles (110 km) south of Sacramento. Dos Palos is part of the Modesto Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 4,146 at the 2010 census, up from 3,712 at the 2000 census.
Dos Palos is home to two high schools, Dos Palos High School and South Dos Palos High School. The city’s name comes from two Spanish land grants, Rancho Sanjon de los Pozos and Rancho Cienega o Laguna de Tache.