Pacific House California Map

About Pacific House, California

Pacific House 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. Pacific House is located at 38.7591°N, 120.5055°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 95726.

Pacific House occupies a rugged corridor where the earth rises in sharp, sun-bleached slopes, defined by the constant, low-frequency rush of the South Fork American River cutting through the terrain nearby. It lies 15.9 miles east of Placerville, CA (from Placerville, CA: bearing 83°T), and is situated 4.4 miles east of Pollock Pines. The air here holds the dry, resinous scent of pine and heated stone, a sharpness that lingers even as the light turns copper against the steep walls of Brockliss Canyon. Beyond the immediate reach of the slopes, the sprawling expanse of Eldorado National Forest envelops the landscape, its deep green shadows offering a stark contrast to the brittle, golden grasses of the lower foothills. Within this high, broken country, the proximity of Jenkinson Lake provides a quiet, glassy stillness that reflects the vast, cloudless sky, grounding the otherwise restless movement of the wind through the timber.

History clings to Pacific House like iron filings to a magnet, a vestige of the era when the passage of travelers toward the distant Sierra Nevada demanded a waypoint for rest and supplies. The local economy has long since moved past the frantic pulse of early transit, settling instead into the slow, deliberate rhythm of land stewardship and the quiet maintenance of a life lived far from the density of the plains. Residents and visitors alike find their orientation through the enduring presence of the forest, often following the winding path of the Big Hill Trail as it climbs into the higher elevations. There is a distinct, unyielding character to the life here, where the daily cycle is dictated by the slow shifts of the seasons and the enduring, silent weight of the landscape that has witnessed the slow transition from the bustling waystations of the past to the solitary, quiet persistence of the present.

About This Pacific House Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Pacific House, California. Coordinates: 38.7591, -120.505513. 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 Pacific House includes the ZIP code (95726), 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.