Somerset California Map

About Somerset, California

Somerset is a locality in El Dorado County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,200. The population density is 12.0 people per km². Somerset is located at 41.8524°N, 121.9911°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP codes: 95667, 95684, 96058.

Somerset occupies a quiet expanse of sloping terrain where the sun-drenched oak savanna meets the rugged, high-altitude character of the inland foothills. It lies 7.7 miles east-southeast of Diamond Springs, CA (from Diamond Springs, CA: bearing 115°T), and is situated 8.3 miles southeast of Placerville. The landscape is defined by the sharp descent of Long Ravine, a deep crease in the earth that channels the seasonal runoff toward the North Fork Cosumnes River, which flows just a mile from the center of Somerset. On the clearest afternoons, the distant, jagged silhouette of the Sierra Nevada rises against the eastern horizon, grounding the horizon in a stark, geologic permanence. The air here holds a crisp, dry clarity, particularly as the shadows stretch long and violet across the tall, golden grasses that characterize the open fields.

Agriculture remains the quiet pulse of Somerset, with rows of viticulture and orchards tracing the natural contours of the land in defiance of the stubborn, rocky soil. The proximity of the North Fork Cosumnes River Area of Critical Environmental Concern preserves a vital corridor of native flora, acting as a sanctuary for wildlife that moves through the brush between the nearby Perry Reservoir and the more expansive timberlands toward the Blodgett Experimental Forest. Life here moves in accordance with the turning of the seasons, dictated by the harvest cycles and the gradual shifting of light that defines the rural interior. It is a place where the history of early settlement is etched into the weathered wooden fences and the slow, deliberate pace of the modern day, maintaining a distinct character that remains largely untouched by the frantic acceleration of the distant, more populous valleys.

About This Somerset Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Somerset, California. Coordinates: 41.852371, -121.991118. 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 Somerset includes the ZIP code (95667, 95684, 96058), 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.