Escalon is located in California’s Central Valley, it is an attractive city of 7,558 persons in a productive area of San Joaquin County. The city is surrounded on all sides by scenic agricultural land and open spaces. Escalon boasts a low crime rate, an award-winning school district, quality residential homes and a quaint, 1920’s era downtown.
Its name derives from the Spanish word for "step" or "stepping stone".
