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 codes: 95232, 95245.

Glencoe occupies a rugged expanse of high-country terrain where the sunlight bleaches the summer grasses to a pale straw color. It lies 26.6 miles south-southeast of Diamond Springs, CA (from Diamond Springs, CA: bearing 152°T), and is situated 7.4 miles south-southwest of Buckhorn. The landscape is defined by the deep, shadowed creases of Valentine Gulch and the steady, persistent flow of the South Fork Mokelumne River, which carves its path through the bedrock just a mile away. To the distant east, the jagged silhouette of the Sierra Nevada rises against the sky, a serrated edge that anchors the horizon. A short distance away, the dense growth of Mount Zion State Forest provides a dark, verdant counterpoint to the open oak savanna that characterizes the immediate vicinity. When the heat of the afternoon breaks, the air cools with a sudden, crisp clarity that seems to sharpen the outline of every ridge and stone, lending the land a quiet, enduring gravity.

Glencoe emerged from the fervor of early mining efforts, though the rhythm of the place now mirrors the slow, seasonal pulse of rural life rather than the frantic pace of its founding era. Economic vitality here is tied to the land, drawing from the soil and the proximity of the Mokelumne River that sustains the local agriculture. Residents often look toward the quiet waters of Lake Tabeaud for recreation, finding a stillness there that persists even as the modern world intrudes elsewhere. Life in Glencoe follows the turning of the seasons, marked by the arrival of winter rains and the long, dry stretches of the harvest. Those seeking a more deliberate pace occasionally venture toward the South Nature Trail, where the quietude of the woods offers a respite from the exertion of daily labor.

About This Glencoe Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Glencoe, California. Coordinates: 38.35408, -120.584928. 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 Glencoe includes the ZIP code (95232, 95245), telephone area code (408, 669), county seat of Calaveras County (San Andreas), and school district assignment (Calaveras 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.