Welcome to Al Tahoe ...

Al Tahoe is located in El Dorado County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Al Tahoe, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1908.

Al Tahoe is 6,250 feet [1,905 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Al Tahoe is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Al Tahoe lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Al Tahoe is within the (530) area code.

Websites for Al Tahoe ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.eldoradocounty.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Al Tahoe, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Al Tahoe ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Al Tahoe.

• Kingsbury
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
  • Kingsbury is located in Douglas County (NV)
• Zephyr Cove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zephyr Cove
  • Zephyr Cove is located in Douglas County (NV)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zephyr Cove <4>
• Kingsbury Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsbury Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury Village
  • Kingsbury Village is located in Douglas County (NV)
• Summit Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Village
  • Summit Village is located in Douglas County (NV)
• Fallen Leaf
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallen Leaf
  • Fallen Leaf is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fallen Leaf <4>
• Skyland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyland
  • Skyland is located in Douglas County (NV)
• Echo Lake
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Lake
  • Echo Lake is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Echo Lake <4>
• Lincoln Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
  • Lincoln Park is located in Douglas County (NV)
• Mottsville ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mottsville
  • Mottsville is located in Douglas County (NV)
• Genoa
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
  • Genoa is located in Douglas County (NV)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Genoa <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Al Tahoe. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Al Tahoe.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Al Tahoe. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Al Tahoe.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Al Tahoe. See our Newspapers Page for Al Tahoe.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Al Tahoe ...

Looking for more information about Al Tahoe? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Al Tahoe, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Al Tahoe.

Adding Al Tahoe to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Al Tahoe in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Al Tahoe was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Al Tahoe post office opened in 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Al Tahoe.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Al Tahoe. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for El Dorado County: www.co.el-dorado.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/