Camino | |
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 Location of Camino in El Dorado County, California. | |
  Camino Location in California | |
| Coordinates: 38°44′18″N 120°40′30″W / 38.73833°N 120.67500°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  California |
| County | El Dorado County |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.57 sq mi (6.66 km2) |
| • Land | 2.57 sq mi (6.66 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) 0% |
| Elevation | 3,133 ft (955 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 1,871 |
| • Density | 727.73/sq mi (280.94/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP Code | 95709 |
| Area code | 530 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1658198, 2582961 |
| U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Camino, California; U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Camino, California | |
Camino (Spanish for "Path")[3] is a census-designated place[4] in El Dorado County, California,[2] and, per the 2010 census, has a population of 1,750. According to the USGS, it lies at an elevation of 3133 feet (955 m.),[2] but the elevation actually ranges between 3,000 and 3,500 feet. Being well more than half a mile above sea level, it snows several times per year in the community. Nearby cities and towns include Pollock Pines, Placerville, Diamond Springs, El Dorado, Grizzly Flats, Somerset, Coloma, Garden Valley, Cameron Park, Shingle Springs, and Lotus.
Camino is a popular area in the fall for apple picking. As a result, Camino is often incorrectly mistaken as Apple Hill. It is also known for its many Christmas tree farm ranches and the annual Apple Hill Run.
Camino is located about halfway between Sacramento and South Lake Tahoe on U.S. Route 50. Its first post office opened in 1904.[3] The ZIP code is 95709. The Camino community is inside area code 530.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
- ^ a b c "Camino". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ a b Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 459. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Camino, California