Tahoe City, California

Tahoe City
Tahoe City waterfront
Tahoe City waterfront
Tahoe City is located in California
Tahoe City
Tahoe City
Location in California
Coordinates: 39°10′20″N 120°08′20″W / 39.17222°N 120.13889°W / 39.17222; -120.13889
Country United States
State California
CountyPlacer County
Elevation6,250 ft (1,905 m)
ClimateDsb

Tahoe City (formerly Tahoe)[2] is an unincorporated town in Placer County, California.[1] Tahoe City is located on the shore of Lake Tahoe, at the outlet of the Truckee River.

The site was surveyed in 1863, and Tahoe House was built in 1864.[2] The Tahoe post office opened in 1871, closed for a period in 1896, and changed its name to Tahoe City in 1949.[2] The ZIP Code is 96145. For statistical purposes, Tahoe City is included in the Sunnyside-Tahoe City census-designated place (CDP).

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tahoe City, California
  2. ^ a b c Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 566. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.