Altaville California Map

About Altaville, California

Altaville is a locality in Calaveras County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,400. The population density is 55.0 people per km². Altaville is located at 38.0838°N, 120.5619°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 95221.

Altaville sits against the rising Sierra Nevada foothills, a place where the dry chaparral of the lower slopes begins to yield to the more robust pines and oaks. It lies 31.5 miles north-east of Riverbank, CA (from Riverbank, CA: bearing 40°T), and is situated 8.3 miles north-north-east of Copperopolis. The air here carries a faint, dusty scent of sun-baked earth and the resinous fragrance of the surrounding woodlands, especially potent in the late afternoon when the sun slants low. The landscape rolls and folds, not with the dramatic grandeur of the high peaks, but with a more intimate, weathered grace, suggesting a long history of slow erosion and the patient work of water. The buildings, many of them old and weathered, seem to settle into this terrain as if they too have grown from the very soil, their paint faded by countless summers and their roofs softened by the passage of seasons. The legacy of gold runs deep in the character of Altaville, a palpable echo of the California Gold Rush that shaped so much of this region. While the frantic pickaxes and sluice boxes are long gone, the spirit of enterprise and resilience lingers, now channeled into the quiet hum of local commerce and the steady work of maintaining the historical fabric of the place. The old wooden structures along the main thoroughfare, some dating back to the 19th century, still stand, a testament to the enduring nature of community built on grit and aspiration. The economy, once driven by the glittering promise of precious metal, now finds its footing in the services that support the surrounding ranches and the steady stream of visitors drawn to the area's natural beauty and historical resonance.

About This Altaville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Altaville, California — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 38.083811, -120.561869. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Altaville and Calaveras County.

Detailed location data for Altaville includes the ZIP code (95222), telephone area code (408, 669), county seat of Calaveras County (San Andreas), and school district assignment. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Altaville is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.