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Escalon, California

1957 establishments in CaliforniaCities in San Joaquin County, CaliforniaIncorporated cities and towns in CaliforniaPopulated places established in 1957San Joaquin Valley
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Escalon,CA Land of Peaches and Cream
Escalon,CA Land of Peaches and Cream

Escalon (Spanish: Escalón, meaning "Step") is a city in San Joaquin County, California, United States. The population was 7,132 at the 2010 census, up from 5,963 at the 2000 census. Escalon is a Spanish word meaning "stepping stones." The name comes from founder James Wheeler Jones who came upon the name in a book in the Stockton Free Library and liked the name so much he gave it to the town.

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Escalon, California
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Deborah Circle 1806
95320
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