Welcome to Southside Highlands ...
Southside Highlands is located in Placer County<1>.
Southside Highlands is 6,100 feet [1,859 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Southside Highlands is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Southside Highlands lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Southside Highlands: 530 & 837<3>
Communities near Southside Highlands ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Southside Highlands.
- Truckee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Prosser Lake Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Prosser Lake Heights is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosser Lake Heights
- Soda Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Soda Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Soda Springs is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Springs
- Polaris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Polaris is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polaris
- Kingvale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kingvale is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingvale
- Carnelian Bay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dollar Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dollar Point is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar Point
- Lake Forest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Forest is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Forest
- Tahoe Vista
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
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 Southside Highlands. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Southside Highlands.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Southside Highlands. 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 Southside Highlands.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Southside Highlands. See our Newspapers Page for Southside Highlands.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Southside Highlands ...
Looking for more information about Southside Highlands? 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 Southside Highlands, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Southside Highlands.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Placer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Southside Highlands - 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 530 code has been Overlayed with the 837 area code. New phone numbers in the Southside Highlands area will be assigned with one of these codes: 530 or 837. As a result, placing a call in the Southside Highlands 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. |