Pacific House California Map

About Pacific House, California

Pacific House is a locality in El Dorado County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 5.0 people per km². Pacific House is located at 38.7591°N, 120.5055°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 95726.

Pacific House anchors itself firmly amidst the rugged, timbered slopes of the Eldorado National Forest, where the air carries the sharp, resinous scent of pine needles and dry earth. It lies 15.9 miles east of Placerville, CA (from Placerville, CA: bearing 83°T), and is situated 4.4 miles east of Pollock Pines. High, jagged ridgelines of the Sierra Nevada loom in the distant eastern haze, framing a landscape defined by the relentless, rushing descent of the South Fork American River as it carves through the deep, shadowed creases of the terrain. Nearby, the precipitous walls of Brockliss Canyon drop away into silence, while the still, reflective surface of Jenkinson Lake offers a quiet counterpoint to the restless movement of the riparian corridor. Here, the golden light of late afternoon catches the dust motes dancing over the chaparral, illuminating a world that feels suspended in the amber stillness of the inland wild. Pacific House endures as a vestige of the frantic mid-nineteenth-century migration, serving as a historic waypoint where weary travelers once sought respite along the arduous path toward the gold-bearing quartz of the high country. The economy, once dictated by the immediate, desperate needs of those pushing toward the mountains, has transitioned into a quiet stewardship of the surrounding woodland, where timber and recreation define the local rhythm. Beyond the modern transit routes, the legacy of the pioneer era lingers in the weathered foundations and the enduring quietude of the forest edge. Those who venture toward the Big Hill Trail find the land remains largely indifferent to the passage of decades, maintaining a slow, deliberate pace that honors the immense, silent scale of the geography that Pacific House occupies.

About This Pacific House Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Pacific House, California — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 38.7591, -120.505513. 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 Pacific House and El Dorado County.

Detailed location data for Pacific House includes the ZIP code (95726), telephone area code (530), county seat of El Dorado County (Placerville), and school district assignment. 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 Pacific House is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.