Plymouth, California

Plymouth
Main Street in Plymouth
Main Street in Plymouth
Nickname: 
Gateway to Shenandoah Valley
Plymouth is located in California
Plymouth
Plymouth
Location in California
Plymouth is located in the United States
Plymouth
Plymouth
Plymouth (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°28′55″N 120°50′41″W / 38.48194°N 120.84472°W / 38.48194; -120.84472
Country United States
State California
CountyAmador
Settled1853
IncorporatedFebruary 8, 1917[1]
Government
 • MayorMarianne Akerland
 • Vice MayorDouglas Sim
 • City ManagerMargaret Roberts
 • State Senate
State Assembly
Angelique Ashby (D)[2]
Joe Patterson (R)[3]
 • U. S. CongressMike Thompson (D)[4]
Area
 • Total2.60 sq mi (6.74 km2)
 • Land2.59 sq mi (6.71 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)  1.34%
Elevation1,083 ft (330 m)
Population
 • Total1,078
 • Density410/sq mi (160/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
95669
Area code209
FIPS code06-57834
GNIS feature IDs277579, 2411446
Websitewww.cityofplymouth.org

Plymouth (formerly, Puckerville, Pokerville, and Poker Camp)[8] is a city in Amador County, California, United States. The population was 1,005 at the 2010 census.[9] The town was originally named Pokerville, when it was settled during the time of the gold rush. Plymouth is commonly now known as a "Gateway to Shenandoah Valley", a popular wine-producing region in the Sierra foothills. Plymouth is home to the number one Country County Fair in the state of CA and to a wonderful community of people who value their rural lifestyle.

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  2. ^ "Senators". State of California. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
  3. ^ "Members Assembly". State of California. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
  4. ^ "California's 4th Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
  5. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  6. ^ "Plymouth". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 24, 2007.
  7. ^ "US Census Bureau". www.census.gov. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
  8. ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 540. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  9. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Plymouth city, California". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 1, 2013.