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Summary for Melones Sunset Lake Estates

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Located in: Tuolumne County (see below)

Typical Abbreviation: Melones Sunset Lk. Ests.

Time Zone: Melones Sunset Lake Estates lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT)

Telephone Area Codes: 209 & 350<1>

Elevation: 1,360 feet [414.53 m] above sea level<2>

Websites for Melones Sunset Lake Estates

Chamber of Commerce: www.tcchamber.com/

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<3>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Melones Sunset Lake Estates:

Lat: 37.965800° (or 37°57'56" N)

Lon: -120.475800° (or -120°28'32" W)

USGS Topo Map: Sonora<4>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Melones Sunset Lake Estates

GNIS ID: 1785568

FIPS State / Place Code: None

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Melones Sunset Lake Estates)

About Tuolumne County

The community of Sonora is the County Seat for Tuolumne County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Tuolumne)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<5>	54,478 (1.29% decrease since 2010)
2010	55,190 (1.26% increase since 2000)
2000:	54,501

Total Area:<6> 2,274 sq. miles [5,890.7 km²] - of which 2.35% is water (53.5 sq. miles [138.7 km²])

Housing Units: <7> 31,244

Official Website: https://tuolumnecounty.ca.gov/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Tuolumne

GNIS ID: 277319

FIPS State / County Code: 06 / 109

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Melones Sunset Lake Estates)

About California

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	39,437,610 (5.86% increase since 2010)
2010:	37,253,956 (9.99% increase since 2000)
2000:	33,871,648

Websites for State of California

Official Website: https://www.ca.gov/

Tourism: https://www.visitcalifornia.com/

Parks: https://www.parks.ca.gov/

Fishing: https://www.wildlife.ca.gov/Fishing

Hunting: https://wildlife.ca.gov/Hunting

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of California

GNIS ID: 1779778

FIPS State: 06

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Melones Sunset Lake Estates)

Footnotes ...

<1>	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 209 code has been Overlayed with the 350 area code. New phone numbers in the Melones Sunset Lake Estates area will be assigned with one of these codes: 209 or 350. As a result, placing a call in the Melones Sunset Lake Estates area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Melones Sunset Lake Estates - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Melones Sunset Lake Estates, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<4>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Melones Sunset Lake Estates.
<5>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<6>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Melones Sunset Lake Estates. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<7>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).