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Welcome to Scenic Valley Ranchos ...

Scenic Valley Ranchos is located in Calaveras County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Scenic Valley Ranchos: Scenic Vly. Ranchos (or less commonly used: Scenic Vally. Ranchos or Scenic Vlly. Ranchos)

Scenic Valley Ranchos is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Scenic Valley Ranchos: 209 & 350<3>

Communities near Scenic Valley Ranchos ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Scenic Valley Ranchos.

  • Ione
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Ione is located in Amador County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ione
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,326 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ione <4>
  • Jackson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Angels
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Angels is also located in Calaveras County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angels
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,963 people
  • Angels City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Angels City is also located in Calaveras County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angels City
  • Sutter Creek
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Burson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Milton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Milton is also located in Calaveras County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Valley Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Lost City ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Lost City was located in Calaveras County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
  • Campo Seco
    (7 miles [11.3 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 Scenic Valley Ranchos. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Scenic Valley Ranchos.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Scenic Valley Ranchos ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Calaveras, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Scenic Valley Ranchos - 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 209 code has been Overlayed with the 350 area code. New phone numbers in the Scenic Valley Ranchos area will be assigned with one of these codes: 209 or 350. As a result, placing a call in the Scenic Valley Ranchos 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.