Fiddletown California Map

About Fiddletown, California

Fiddletown is a locality in Amador County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 223. The population density is 15.9 people per km². Fiddletown is located at 38.5038°N, 120.7555°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 95629.

Fiddletown rests in a fold of the Sierra Nevada foothills, where the land begins its slow climb toward granite peaks, far from the Pacific's salt spray. It lies 13.6 miles south-southeast of Diamond Springs, CA (from Diamond Springs, CA: bearing 166°T), and is situated 8.2 miles northwest of Pine Grove. The hills here are a softened gold in the dry season, dotted with the gray-green of oaks and the deeper, more resilient shades of chaparral, a landscape that breathes with the dry heat of summer and shivers under the occasional winter frost. Creeks, often no more than a murmur in the warmer months, carve their way through the ochre earth, carrying the memory of snowmelt and winter rains, their banks lined with willows and cottonwoods that offer a cool, verdant counterpoint to the sun-baked slopes. The very name Fiddletown hints at its colorful past, a place where miners and lumbermen once gathered, their spirits buoyed by music and the promise of gold. This history, though faded like old photographs, still whispers in the weathered clapboard buildings and the quiet dignity of the old general store, a place that once served as the beating heart of a boomtown. Today, the economy of Fiddletown is a more measured affair, rooted in the enduring appeal of its rural character, attracting those who seek a slower cadence of life and a connection to the land. The air itself seems to carry a particular stillness, a quietude broken only by the rustle of leaves or the distant call of a hawk, a subtle resonance that speaks of generations who have lived and worked these very hills.

About This Fiddletown Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Fiddletown, California — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 38.503797, -120.755489. 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 Fiddletown and Amador County.

Detailed location data for Fiddletown includes the ZIP code (95629), telephone area code (530), county seat of Amador County (Jackson), and school district assignment (Amador County Unified 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 Fiddletown is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.