Summary for Soapweed

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Located in: El Dorado County (see below)

Time Zone: Soapweed lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT)

Elevation: 3,590 feet [1,094.23 m] above sea level<1>

Websites for Soapweed

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<2>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Soapweed:

Lat: 38.841800° (or 38°50'30" N)

Lon: -120.678000° (or -120°40'40" W)

USGS Topo Map: Slate Mountain<3>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Soapweed

GNIS ID: 252800

FIPS State / Place Code: 06 / 72457

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Soapweed)

The community of Placerville is the County Seat for El Dorado County.

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

Population

Total Area:<5> 1,786 sq. miles [4,626.6 km²] - of which 4.39% is water (78.5 sq. miles [203.2 km²])

Housing Units: <6> 88,159

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for El Dorado

GNIS ID: 277273

FIPS State / County Code: 06 / 017

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Soapweed)

From the US Census

Population

Websites for State of California

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of California

GNIS ID: 1779778

FIPS State: 06

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Soapweed)

Off-the-Road Links ...

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The official website for El Dorado County: www.co.el-dorado.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Soapweed - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Soapweed, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<3>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Soapweed.
<4>	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.
<5>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Soapweed. 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.
<6>	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).