Kirkwood, California

This article is about the place in Alpine County. For the place in Glenn County, see Kirkwood, Glenn County, California. For the former town in Tehama County, see Kirkwood, Tehama County, California. For other uses, see Kirkwood (disambiguation).

Kirkwood
unincorporated community
census-designated place
Kirkwood Mountain Resort
Kirkwood Mountain Resort
Location in Alpine County and the state of California
Location in Alpine County and the state of California
Kirkwood is located in the United States
Kirkwood
Kirkwood
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 38°42′10″N 120°04′22″W / 38.70278°N 120.07278°W / 38.70278; -120.07278
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountiesAlpine & Amador and El Dorado
Government
 • State SenateBrian Dahle (R) and
Angelique Ashby (D)[1]
 • State AssemblyJoe Patterson (R)[2]
 • U. S. CongressMike Thompson (D)[3]
Area
 • Total
5.334 sq mi (13.815 km2)
 • Land4.359 sq mi (11.290 km2)
 • Water0.975 sq mi (2.525 km2)  18.28%
Elevation
7,690 ft (2,344 m)
Population
 (2020)[4]
 • Total
190
 • Density36/sq mi (14/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
95646
Area code209
FIPS code06-38646
GNIS feature IDs262202, 2408489

Kirkwood (formerly Kirk, Kirkwood's, and Roundtop)[5] is an unincorporated community in Alpine and Amador[6] counties, California, United States. Kirkwood's main attraction is the Kirkwood Mountain Resort. The town is accessible by State Route 88. Kirkwood is within the Eldorado National Forest. The population was 158 at the 2010 census.[7][8] For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Kirkwood as a census-designated place (CDP).

  1. ^ "Senators". State of California. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
  2. ^ "Members Assembly". State of California. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
  3. ^ "California's 4th Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
  4. ^ "US Census Bureau". www.census.gov. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
  5. ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1175. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  6. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kirkwood, California
  7. ^ "American FactFinder - Results". factfinder2.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved November 24, 2018.[dead link‍]
  8. ^ "Kirkwood CDP, California Census Data 2010". data.census.gov. Retrieved September 5, 2022.