Douglas Flat California Map

About Douglas Flat, California

Douglas Flat is a locality in Calaveras County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 181. The population density is 105.5 people per km². Douglas Flat is located at 38.1144°N, 120.4549°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 95247.

Douglas Flat lies cradled in a fold of Calaveras County, where the foothills of the Sierra Nevada begin their gentle ascent from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley. It lies 32.2 miles northeast of Oakdale, CA (from Oakdale, CA: bearing 42°T), and is situated 9.8 miles north-northwest of Sonora. The land here is a study in ochre and dry grass during the long, warm summers, the native oaks standing stoic and wide-branched against a sky that often burns a brilliant, cloudless blue. In winter, the landscape softens, the hills taking on a muted green, and the air carries a damp coolness that hints at the snows further up the mountains, a whisper of the Pacific's distant influence carried inland by the prevailing winds. Creeks, often mere trickles in the dry season, swell with the winter rains, carving their patient paths through the soil, their beds of smooth, rounded stones a testament to the relentless work of water. The history of Douglas Flat is inextricably bound to the gold rush, a time when prospectors, drawn by the glint of fortune, carved out a rough existence in these hills. While the grand mining towns might have faded, the spirit of self-reliance and a certain quiet hardiness remains. The local economy, once dominated by the search for precious metals, has diversified, with some residents still working the land, tending small vineyards or orchards, while others commute to larger centers for employment. It's a place where the pace of life is measured, not by the ticking of clocks, but by the slow arc of the sun and the changing seasons, a place where the echoes of its past are not so much forgotten as they are simply part of the present, woven into the very air one breathes.

About This Douglas Flat Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Douglas Flat, California — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 38.114365, -120.454921. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Douglas Flat and Calaveras County.

Detailed location data for Douglas Flat includes the ZIP code (95251), telephone area code (408, 669), county seat of Calaveras County (San Andreas), and school district assignment (Bret Harte Union High School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Douglas Flat is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.