Omo Ranch California Map

About Omo Ranch, California

Omo Ranch is a locality in El Dorado County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 5.0 people per km². Omo Ranch is located at 38.5813°N, 120.5733°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 95684.

Omo Ranch emerges as a rugged expanse of timbered slopes and deep, shadowed ravines where the earth holds the scent of pine needles and damp soil. It lies 15.2 miles east-southeast of Diamond Springs, CA (from Diamond Springs, CA: bearing 121°T), and is situated 7.0 miles south of Happy Valley. The land here is defined by the steep creases of O’Connor Gulch and the persistent, rhythmic flow of the Middle Fork Cosumnes River, which carves its way through the bedrock just a mile from the center of the settlement. To the east, the grand, distant silhouette of the Sierra Nevada commands the horizon, casting long, bruised-purple shadows as the sun retreats behind the peaks. Within the sprawling boundaries of Eldorado National Forest, the air remains cool and resonant, carrying the quiet gravity of ancient wood and the sudden, sharp clarity of mountain light that illuminates the dust motes dancing over the forest floor.

Omo Ranch preserves a legacy rooted in the extraction of timber and the slow, deliberate work of mountain living, far removed from the frantic pace of the lowlands. While Mount Zion State Forest stands as a nearby sentinel of managed wilderness, the local economy continues to reflect the resilience of those who labor in harmony with the seasonal shifts of the high country. Residents here find their rhythm in the stillness of the afternoon, perhaps watching the surface of Little Reservoir for the ripples of a rising trout or listening to the wind move through the canopy. Life in Omo Ranch honors a solitary independence, where the history of early industry lingers in the weathered stumps of old-growth trees and the persistent, unyielding character of the terrain itself.

About This Omo Ranch Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Omo Ranch, California. Coordinates: 38.581296, -120.57326. 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 Omo Ranch includes the ZIP code (95684), telephone area code (530), county seat of El Dorado County (Placerville), and school district assignment.

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.