Tahoe City, California
Tahoe City | |
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| Country |  United States |
| State |  California |
| County | Placer County |
| Elevation | 6,250 ft (1,905 m) |
Tahoe City (formerly, Tahoe)[2] is an unincorporated community in Placer County, California.[1] Tahoe City is located on Lake Tahoe, 14 miles (22.5 km) southeast of Donner Pass.[2] It lies at an elevation of 6250 feet (1905 m).[1]
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. Tahoe City is combined with Sunnyside for census purposes into Sunnyside-Tahoe City census-designated place (CDP).
Climate
This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Tahoe City has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.[3]
See Also
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tahoe City, California
- ^ a b c d 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.
- ^ Climate Summary for Tahoe City, California
External links
Tahoe City travel guide from Wikivoyage
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