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 unfolds as a landscape of rugged beauty, where the Sierra Nevada foothills begin their ascent towards higher peaks. It lies 28.4 miles east-south-east of El Dorado Hills, CA (from El Dorado Hills, CA: bearing 105°T), and is situated 7.0 miles south of Happy Valley. The terrain is a complex mosaic of chaparral-clad slopes, dotted with hardy oaks and pines that cling tenaciously to the rocky soil. Drainages, often dry for much of the year, snake through the hillsides, hinting at the ephemeral power of seasonal rains. The air here carries the dry, resinous scent of sun-baked vegetation, a fragrance that intensifies with the warmth of the day. Sunlight, particularly in the late afternoon, casts long, dramatic shadows, painting the slopes in shifting hues of ochre and umber. This particular stretch of El Dorado County, known as Omo Ranch, holds a quiet legacy tied to the Gold Rush era, though its primary economic pulse now beats to a different rhythm. While remnants of mining activity might still be found by the persistent eye, the land is more commonly associated with its agricultural potential, particularly its vineyards which benefit from the warm days and cool nights characteristic of this elevation. The sense of history is not overt, but rather a subtle resonance in the enduring quality of the land itself, a place where the past is less a monument and more a whisper carried on the dry breeze.

About This Omo Ranch Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Omo Ranch, California — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 38.581296, -120.57326. 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 Omo Ranch and El Dorado County.

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. 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 Omo Ranch is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.