Welcome to Tahoe Pines ...

Tahoe Pines is located in Placer County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tahoe Pines, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1912.

Tahoe Pines is 6,230 feet [1,899 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Tahoe Pines is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

The telephone area code for Tahoe Pines: (530)

Communities near Tahoe Pines ...

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

• South Lake Tahoe
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lake Tahoe
  • South Lake Tahoe is located in El Dorado County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Lake Tahoe <3>
• Truckee
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truckee
  • Truckee is located in Nevada County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,982 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Truckee <3>
• Dollar Point
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dollar Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar Point
  • Dollar Point is located in Placer County
• Lake Forest
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Forest
  • Lake Forest is located in Placer County
• Carnelian Bay
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnelian Bay
  • Carnelian Bay is located in Placer County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carnelian Bay <3>
• Brockway
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockway
  • Brockway is located in Placer County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brockway <3>
• Kings Beach
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Beach
  • Kings Beach is located in Placer County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kings Beach <3>
• Tahoe Vista
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoe Vista
  • Tahoe Vista is located in Placer County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tahoe Vista <3>
• Crystal Bay
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Bay
  • Crystal Bay is located in Washoe County (NV)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal Bay <3>
• Glenbrook
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
  • Glenbrook is located in Douglas County (NV)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenbrook <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tahoe Pines ...

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

Adding Tahoe Pines to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tahoe Pines 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 Tahoe Pines was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Tahoe Pines post office opened in 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tahoe Pines.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tahoe Pines. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Placer County: www.placer.ca.gov/

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