▁the ▁Sierra ▁Sc en ic ▁By way . ▁The ▁town ▁bo asts ▁one ▁gro c ery ▁store , ▁three ▁restaur ants ▁( one ▁of ▁which ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁town ' s ▁bar ) ▁and ▁two ▁gas ▁stations . ▁ ▁North ▁F ork ▁is ▁the ▁birth place ▁of ▁Jeff ▁King , ▁four - time ▁champion ▁of ▁the ▁Id itar od ▁Tra il ▁S led ▁Dog ▁Race . ▁ ▁The ▁North f ork ▁Ran cher ia ▁of ▁Mon o ▁Indians ▁of ▁California ▁maintain s ▁their ▁trib al ▁headquarters ▁in ▁North ▁F ork . ▁The ▁Sierra ▁Mon o ▁Museum ▁is ▁also ▁located ▁here . ▁ ▁North ▁F ork ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁home ▁of ▁the ▁US ▁Forest ▁Service ▁C rane ▁Valley ▁Hot sh ots , ▁an ▁el ite ▁crew ▁of ▁wild land ▁fire fig h ters . ▁ ▁Geography ▁ ▁North ▁F ork ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁fo oth ills ▁of ▁the ▁Sierra ▁Nev ada ▁ ▁at ▁an ▁elev ation ▁of ▁ 2 6 3 8 ▁feet ▁( 8 0 4 ▁m ). ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁U . S . ▁Census ▁the ▁population ▁of ▁the ▁ 9 3 6 4 3 ▁zip ▁code ▁area ▁was ▁ 3 , 3 6 0 ▁with ▁a ▁median ▁age ▁of ▁ 4 4 . 8 ▁years . ▁The ▁community ▁is ▁inside ▁area ▁code ▁ 5 5 9 . ▁It ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Mad era – Ch ow ch illa ▁Metropolitan ▁Statist ical ▁Area . ▁ ▁The ▁ge ographic ▁center ▁or ▁mid point ▁of ▁the