Rail Road Flat, California

Rail Road Flat
Location in Calaveras County and the state of California
Location in Calaveras County and the state of California
Rail Road Flat is located in the United States
Rail Road Flat
Rail Road Flat
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 38°20′36″N 120°30′44″W / 38.34333°N 120.51222°W / 38.34333; -120.51222
Country United States
State California
CountyCalaveras
Area
 • Total33.162 sq mi (85.889 km2)
 • Land33.006 sq mi (85.486 km2)
 • Water0.156 sq mi (0.403 km2)  0.47%
Elevation
2,608 ft (795 m)
Population
 • Total316
 • Density9.5/sq mi (3.7/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
95248
Area code209
FIPS code06-59220
GNIS feature IDs255013, 2409122
Reference no.286

Rail Road Flat (formerly Independence Flat[3] and Railroad Flat) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Calaveras County, California, United States. The population was 475 at the 2010 census, down from 549 at the 2000 census.

  1. ^ "2010 Census U.S. Gazetteer Files – Places – California". United States Census Bureau.
  2. ^ "US Census Bureau". www.census.gov. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  3. ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 818. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.