Mountain Ranch, California
Mountain Ranch | |
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Location in Calaveras County and the state of California | |
Mountain Ranch Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 38°13′42″N 120°32′27″W / 38.22833°N 120.54083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Calaveras |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.91 sq mi (10.13 km2) |
| • Land | 3.91 sq mi (10.13 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0% |
| Elevation | 2,123 ft (647 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 223 |
| • Density | 57/sq mi (22/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 95246 |
| Area code | 209 |
| FIPS code | 06-49628 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 229196, 2408882 |
| Official name | El Dorado |
| Reference no. | 282 |
Mountain Ranch (formerly, El Dorado and El Dorado Town) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Calaveras County, California, United States. The population was 223 at the 2020 census. The town is registered as California Historical Landmark #282. The town center is quite small with fewer than 50 people living in it. The 5 mile square area surrounding the town accounts for the balance of the population.