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Welcome to Kingswood Estates ...

Kingswood Estates is located in Placer County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Kingswood Estates: Kingswood Ests.

Kingswood Estates is 6,790 feet [2,070 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Kingswood Estates is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Kingswood Estates: 530 & 837<3>

Communities Also Named Kingswood Estates ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Kingswood Estates - they are located in Arkansas, Maryland and Pennsylvania.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Kingswood Estates.

Communities near Kingswood Estates ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Kingswood Estates.

  • Carson City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Truckee
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Dollar Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Dollar Point is located in Placer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar Point
  • Lake Forest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Forest is located in Placer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Forest
  • Incline Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Polaris
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Polaris is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polaris
  • Tyrolian Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Tyrolian Village is located in Washoe County (NV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrolian Village
  • Tahoe City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Bronco
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Bronco is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
  • Floriston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kingswood Estates ...

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

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 Kingswood Estates - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 530 code has been Overlayed with the 837 area code. New phone numbers in the Kingswood Estates area will be assigned with one of these codes: 530 or 837. As a result, placing a call in the Kingswood Estates area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.