Welcome to Mount Aukum ...

Mount Aukum is located in El Dorado County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mount Aukum, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1961.

A typical abbreviation for Mount Aukum: Mt. Aukum

Mount Aukum is 2,150 feet [655 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Mount Aukum is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

The telephone area code for Mount Aukum: (530)

The ZIP code for Mount Aukum: 95656<3>

The community of Mount Aukum has also been called Aukum Fork. and Aukum. For more information about the names of Mount Aukum, see The Names of Mount Aukum on our Genealogy Page.

Websites for Mount Aukum ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.eldoradocounty.org/

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

Communities near Mount Aukum ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mount Aukum.

• Placerville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Placerville
  • Placerville is located in El Dorado County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,077 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Placerville <4>
• Ione
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ione
  • Ione is located in Amador County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,326 people
  • Former names for Ione:
  • Bedbug
  • Freeze Out
  • Hardscrabble
  • Ione City
  • Ione Valley
  • Jone City
  • Jone Valley
  • Rickeyville
  • Woosterville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ione <4>
• Jackson
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Jackson is located in Amador County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <4>
• Sutter Creek
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutter Creek
  • Sutter Creek is located in Amador County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,688 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sutter Creek <4>
• Plymouth
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Plymouth is located in Amador County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,043 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <4>
• Amador City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amador City
  • Amador City is located in Amador County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amador City <4>
• Fair Play
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Play
  • Fair Play is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fair Play <4>
• Somerset
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
  • Somerset is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somerset <4>
• Tiger Lily
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiger Lily
  • Tiger Lily is located in El Dorado County
• Pleasant Valley
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
  • Pleasant Valley is located in El Dorado County

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 Mount Aukum. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mount Aukum.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mount Aukum. 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 Mount Aukum.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mount Aukum ...

Looking for more information about Mount Aukum? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Mount Aukum, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Mount Aukum.

Adding Mount Aukum to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mount Aukum 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 Mount Aukum was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Mount Aukum post office opened in 1961.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mount Aukum.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mount Aukum. 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/