Welcome to South Lake Tahoe ...

The city of South Lake Tahoe is located in El Dorado County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of South Lake Tahoe, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1967.

The city was incorporated November 30, 1965.

A typical abbreviation for South Lake Tahoe: S. Lk. Tahoe

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, South Lake Tahoe has a population of 22,915 people<2> (see below for details).

South Lake Tahoe is 6,250 feet [1,905 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of South Lake Tahoe is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for South Lake Tahoe: 530

The ZIP codes for South Lake Tahoe: 96150-96152, 96154-96158<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, South Lake Tahoe had an population of 22,915 people. This is an increase of 7.06% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 2.94% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, South Lake Tahoe had a population of 21,403 people (or 11.82% of the total population of El Dorado County). This makes South Lake Tahoe the county's most populous community.

The population of South Lake Tahoe represents 0.06% of the total population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 284th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 21,403 people, the population of South Lake Tahoe decreased 9.34% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 23,609 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for South Lake Tahoe.

Websites for South Lake Tahoe ...

Official Website:   www.ci.south-lake-tahoe.ca.us/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.eldoradocounty.org/

Communities near South Lake Tahoe ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near South Lake Tahoe.

• Carson City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson City
  • Carson City is located in Carson City (NV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,034 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carson City <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Carson City
  • From South Lake Tahoe to Carson City
• Kingsbury
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
  • Kingsbury is located in Douglas County (NV)
• Zephyr Cove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zephyr Cove
  • Zephyr Cove is located in Douglas County (NV)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zephyr Cove <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Zephyr Cove
  • From South Lake Tahoe to Zephyr Cove
• Kingsbury Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsbury Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury Village
  • Kingsbury Village is located in Douglas County (NV)
• Skyland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyland
  • Skyland is located in Douglas County (NV)
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Skyland
  • From South Lake Tahoe to Skyland
• Summit Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Village
  • Summit Village is located in Douglas County (NV)
• Fallen Leaf
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallen Leaf
  • Fallen Leaf is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fallen Leaf <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fallen Leaf
  • From South Lake Tahoe to Fallen Leaf
• Lincoln Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
  • Lincoln Park is located in Douglas County (NV)
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lincoln Park
  • From South Lake Tahoe to Lincoln Park
• Mottsville ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mottsville
  • Mottsville is located in Douglas County (NV)
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mottsville
  • From South Lake Tahoe to Mottsville
• Echo Lake
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Lake
  • Echo Lake is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Echo Lake <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Echo Lake
  • From South Lake Tahoe to Echo Lake

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around South Lake Tahoe. Our list includes 6 papers. See our Newspapers Page for South Lake Tahoe.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Lake Tahoe ...

Looking for more information about South Lake Tahoe? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for South Lake Tahoe, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for South Lake Tahoe.

Adding South Lake Tahoe to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of South Lake Tahoe 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 South Lake Tahoe was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the South Lake Tahoe post office opened in 1967.

For more details, see References and Mentions for South Lake Tahoe.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for South Lake Tahoe: www.ci.south-lake-tahoe.ca.us/

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

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