Welcome to Truckee ...

The town of Truckee is located in Nevada County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Truckee, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1868.

The town was incorporated March 23, 1993.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Truckee has a population of 16,688 people<2> (see below for details).

Truckee is 6,140 feet [1,871 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Truckee is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Truckee is located in the (530) area code.

The ZIP codes for Truckee: 96160-96162<4>

Websites for Truckee ...

Official Website: www.townoftruckee.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Truckee had an population of 16,688 people. This is an increase of 3.14% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 20.37% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Truckee had a population of 16,180 people (or 16.38% of the total population of Nevada County). This makes Truckee the county's most populous community.

The population of Truckee represents 0.04% of the total population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 315th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 16,180 people, the population of Truckee increased 16.71% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 13,864 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Truckee.

Communities near Truckee ...

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

• Donner Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donner Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner Lake
  • Donner Lake is located in Nevada County
• Donner Woods
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner Woods
  • Donner Woods is located in Nevada County
• Donner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donner have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner
  • Donner is located in Placer County
• Norden
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norden
  • Norden is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norden <6>
• Carnelian Bay
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnelian Bay
  • Carnelian Bay is located in Placer County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carnelian Bay <6>
• Bronco
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bronco have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
  • Bronco is located in Nevada County
• Floriston
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floriston
  • Floriston is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Floriston <6>
• Soda Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soda Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Springs
  • Soda Springs is located in Placer County
• Tahoe Vista
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoe Vista
  • Tahoe Vista is located in Placer County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tahoe Vista <6>
• Dollar Point
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dollar Point have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar Point
  • Dollar Point is located in Placer County

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Truckee. Our list includes 13 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Truckee.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Truckee ...

Looking for more information about Truckee? 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 Truckee, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Truckee.

Adding Truckee to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Truckee post office opened in 1868.

We also found Truckee in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Truckee.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Truckee: www.townoftruckee.com/

The official website for Nevada County: www.new.mynevadacounty.com/

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