Dollar Point California Map

About Dollar Point, California

Dollar Point is a locality in Placer County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,261. The population density is 297.8 people per km². Dollar Point is located at 39.1880°N, 120.0999°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 96145.

Dollar Point emerges as a promontory of pine and granite reaching toward the deep, crystalline expanse of Lake Tahoe. It lies 10.7 miles south-southeast of Truckee, CA (from Truckee, CA: bearing 155°T), and is situated 8.1 miles west-southwest of Incline Village. {NAVIGATION_SENTENCE} The landscape here is defined by a rugged, vertical ambition, where the earth tilts upward from the water’s edge into the dense, shadowed canopy of the Tahoe National Forest. A mile to the west, the quiet, seasonal pulse of Dollar Creek carves its path through the underbrush, feeding the basin with snowmelt that tastes of cold stone and ancient needles. The air carries a sharp, resinous clarity, particularly in the thinning light of late afternoon, when the sun retreats behind the distant, jagged silhouette of the Sierra Nevada. To the south, the terrain softens toward the basin of Cedar Flat, where the forest floor yields to a more open, golden stillness that lingers long after the heat of the day has dissipated.

History in Dollar Point remains etched into the quiet transition from early logging camps to a secluded retreat for those seeking the stillness of the high country. The local economy persists as a reflection of the seasonal rhythm, shifting between the brisk, active winters and the slow, sun-drenched summers that draw inhabitants to the edge of the water. While the Onion Creek Experimental Forest stands fifteen miles away as a silent witness to the region’s ecological heritage, the immediate life of the locality is governed by the proximity of the woods and the vast, reflective surface of the lake. Residents often traverse the local terrain with a quiet reverence, occasionally venturing further afield to find the Edward F Dolder Nature Trail, where the land reveals its more intricate, hidden textures. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of a place that understands its own isolation, keeping its secrets beneath the heavy boughs of the conifers and the shifting, indigo light of the lake.

About This Dollar Point Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Dollar Point, California. Coordinates: 39.187962, -120.099914. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Dollar Point includes the ZIP code (96145), telephone area code (530), county seat of Placer County (Auburn), and school district assignment (Tahoe-Truckee Unified School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.