Mokelumne Hill, California
Mokelumne Hill | |
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Main Street building | |
Location in Calaveras County and the state of California | |
Mokelumne Hill Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 38°18′02″N 120°42′23″W / 38.30056°N 120.70639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Calaveras |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.081 sq mi (7.981 km2) |
| • Land | 3.079 sq mi (7.974 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0027 sq mi (0.007 km2) 0.09% |
| Elevation | 1,473 ft (449 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 691 |
| • Density | 224/sq mi (86.7/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 95245 |
| Area code | 209 |
| FIPS code | 06-48480 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 228901, 2408855 |
| Reference no. | 269 |
Mokelumne Hill (Mokelumne, Miwok for "People of the Fish Net") is a census-designated place (CDP) in Calaveras County, California. The population was 691 at the 2020 census, up from 646 at the 2010 census. It is commonly referred to as "Moke Hill" by locals. The town takes its name from the neighboring Mokelumne River, which in turn is Miwok for the "people of Mokel," the likely name of a Native American village in the area.