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Welcome to Gold Hill ...

Gold Hill is located in Placer County<1>.

Gold Hill is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Gold Hill: 530

Communities Also Named Gold Hill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named Gold Hill: This one is located in Placer County and the other is located in El Dorado County.

Beyond California, there are 17 communities that are also named Gold Hill - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, Colorado (2), Nevada (2), New Mexico, North Carolina (3), Oregon, Utah, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gold Hill.

Communities near Gold Hill ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gold Hill.

  • Roseville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Citrus Heights
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Folsom
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
    • Folsom is located in Sacramento County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 82,726 people
    • Folsom has also been known as:
    • Folsom City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Folsom <3>
  • Rocklin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Lincoln
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Auburn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Loomis
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Wheatland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Colfax
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • North Auburn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Auburn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Auburn
    • North Auburn is located in Placer 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 Gold Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gold Hill.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gold Hill ...

Looking for more information about Gold Hill? 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 Gold Hill, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Gold Hill.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Placer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gold Hill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.