Douglas Flat California Map

About Douglas Flat, California

Douglas Flat is a locality in Calaveras County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 181. The population density is 105.5 people per km². Douglas Flat is located at 38.1144°N, 120.4549°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP codes: 95251, 95229, 95247.

Douglas Flat sits as a quiet witness to the dry, oak-studded landscape where the earth deepens into the rugged depression of Wild Goose Gulch. It lies 32.2 miles northeast of Oakdale, CA (from Oakdale, CA: bearing 42°T), and is situated 9.8 miles north-northwest of Sonora. Coyote Creek carves a seasonal path through the terrain, its bed often brittle and pale under the heavy, unfiltered glare of the afternoon sun. Beyond the immediate brush and scrub, the horizon is anchored by the distant, hazy silhouette of the Sierra Nevada, which looms as a jagged reminder of the high country far to the east. Within the local topography, the land holds a parched, enduring stillness, occasionally broken by the rustle of grass as the heat radiates upward from the soil.

Gold-flecked history clings to the dust of Douglas Flat, a settlement born from the frantic industry of early mining ventures that once defined the region’s economy. While the feverish pursuit of precious metals has long since faded, the area retains a weathered character, marked by the proximity of New Melones where the landscape shifts toward public recreation and protected open space. Residents here live in a rhythm dictated by the shifting climate, occasionally venturing toward the quiet waters of Ross Reservoir or tracking the elevation changes near the Darby Knob Firebreak. Life in Douglas Flat maintains a sparse, deliberate pace, where the legacy of the earth—once upturned for profit—now rests in a state of sun-bleached, solitary repose.

About This Douglas Flat Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Douglas Flat, California. Coordinates: 38.114365, -120.454921. 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 Douglas Flat includes the ZIP code (95251, 95229, 95247), telephone area code (408, 669), county seat of Calaveras County (San Andreas), and school district assignment (Bret Harte Union High 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.