Cholame, California
Cholame, California | |
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Jack Ranch Cafe, Cholame, California | |
Cholame, California Location within the state of California Cholame, California Cholame, California (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 35°43′26″N 120°17′47″W / 35.72389°N 120.29639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | San Luis Obispo |
| Elevation | 1,157 ft (353 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 93461 |
| Area code | 805 |
| GNIS feature ID | 252871 |
Cholame (/ʃəˈlæm/; Salinan: Tco'alam) is an unincorporated community in San Luis Obispo County, California, United States. It sits within a mile of the San Andreas Fault at an elevation of 1,157 feet (353 m) above sea level.
Cholame is reached via State Route 41, just southwest of the junction of Route 46. Rainfall data from a nearby ranch shows that the area around Cholame only receives about eight to nine inches (200–230 mm) of rain in a normal year.