Welcome to Rainbow ...

Rainbow is located in Placer County<1>.

Rainbow is 5,780 feet [1,762 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Rainbow is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Communities Also Named Rainbow ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named Rainbow: This one is located in Placer County and the other is located in San Diego County.

Beyond California, there are 13 communities that are also named Rainbow - they are located in Alabama, Alaska, Connecticut, Indiana, Montana, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Rainbow ...

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

• Truckee
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Truckee is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truckee
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,982 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Truckee <3>
• Baltimore Town
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Baltimore Town is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore Town
• Meadow Lake ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Meadow Lake is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lake
• Soda Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Soda Springs is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Springs
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Soda Springs <3>
• Summit City ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Summit City is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit City
• Emigrant Gap
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Emigrant Gap is located in Placer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emigrant Gap
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emigrant Gap <3>
• Bear Valley ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Bear Valley is located in Shasta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
• Donner
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Donner is located in Placer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner
• Norden
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Norden is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norden
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norden <3>
• Soda Springs
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Soda Springs is located in Placer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Springs

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rainbow ...

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