Welcome to Pacific ...

Pacific is located in El Dorado County<1>.

The location of Pacific has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pacific, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Pacific is 3,390 feet [1,033 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Pacific is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

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

Pacific lies within the (530) area code.

Websites for Pacific ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.eldoradocounty.org/

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

Communities Also Named Pacific ...

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

Beyond California, there are 6 communities that are also named Pacific - they are located in British Columbia, Illinois, Missouri, Tennessee and Washington.

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

Communities near Pacific ...

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

• Placerville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Pollock Pines
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollock Pines
  • Pollock Pines is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pollock Pines <4>
• White Hall
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
  • White Hall is located in El Dorado County
• Sportsman Hall ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sportsman Hall
  • Sportsman Hall is located in El Dorado County
• Grizzly Flatx
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grizzly Flatx
  • Grizzly Flatx is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grizzly Flatx <4>
• Camino
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camino
  • Camino is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camino <4>
• Newtown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
  • Newtown is located in El Dorado County
• Pleasant Valley
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
  • Pleasant Valley is located in El Dorado County
• Kyburz
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyburz
  • Kyburz is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kyburz <4>
• Motor City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Motor City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motor City
  • Motor City 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 Pacific. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pacific.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pacific ...

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

Adding Pacific to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Pacific post office opened in 1880.

We also found Pacific in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pacific.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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