Glencoe California Map

About Glencoe, California

Glencoe is a locality in Calaveras County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 258. The population density is 23.1 people per km². Glencoe is located at 38.3541°N, 120.5849°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 95245.

Glencoe rests in a fold of Sierra Nevada foothills, a landscape where granite bones push through a skin of chaparral and scattered ponderosa pines. It lies 35.3 miles south-east of El Dorado Hills, CA (from El Dorado Hills, CA: bearing 130°T), and is situated 7.4 miles south-south-west of Buckhorn. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a dry, resinous perfume, and the sun, when it begins its descent, ignites the dusty slopes with a fleeting, ochre glow. The terrain here is a study in ruggedness, with steep ravines and narrow canyons that speak of ancient watercourses and the slow, relentless work of erosion. The scrub oak, tenacious and wind-sculpted, clings to the hillsides, their leaves catching the light in a thousand shades of muted green and dusty brown, a texture that feels as old as the hills themselves. The history of Glencoe is inextricably linked to the earth beneath it, a place that once hummed with the promise of mineral wealth. Though the feverish days of gold prospecting have long since passed, echoes of that era linger in the weathered outbuildings and the names whispered on the wind. Today, the economy of Glencoe is a quieter affair, drawing sustenance from the land through agriculture and the steady flow of visitors drawn to the natural beauty of the surrounding Sierra Nevada. This particular locality, with its close-knit feel, retains a character shaped by resilience and a deep connection to the rhythms of the mountains, a place where the past is not forgotten but lives on in the very texture of the land and the quiet persistence of its people.

About This Glencoe Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Glencoe, California — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 38.35408, -120.584928. 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 Glencoe and Calaveras County.

Detailed location data for Glencoe includes the ZIP code (95232), telephone area code (408, 669), county seat of Calaveras County (San Andreas), and school district assignment (Calaveras Unified School District). 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 Glencoe is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.