Sutter Creek California Map

About Sutter Creek, California

Sutter Creek is a locality in Amador County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,702. The population density is 384.6 people per km². Sutter Creek is located at 38.3930°N, 120.8024°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 95685.

Sutter Creek, a place where the Sierra Nevada foothills begin their gentle descent, presents a landscape of rolling hills dusted with oak and pine, their branches reaching towards a sky that shifts from pale blue in the morning to a deep, bruised purple at dusk. It lies 25.3 miles south-east of El Dorado Hills, CA (from El Dorado Hills, CA: bearing 143°T), and is situated 7.6 miles east-north-east of Ione. The Amador County terrain here is characterized by a dry, sun-baked earth, crisscrossed by narrow, winding roads that follow the contours of the land. A certain quietude prevails, broken only by the occasional chirp of a bird or the distant hum of a car, a sound that seems to travel further in the still air. The very air itself carries a faint scent of dry grass and the resinous tang of pine needles, especially potent on warmer afternoons. The history of Sutter Creek is deeply entwined with the California Gold Rush, its origins as a mining camp still palpable in the weathered facades of its historic buildings along Main Street. Though the gold has long since been panned and sluiced away, the spirit of enterprise endures, now focused on the vineyards that blanket the surrounding hills and the burgeoning wine tourism industry. Local businesses, many housed in structures that have stood for over a century, offer artisanal goods and a taste of the region's bounty, from olive oil to locally crafted spirits. It's a place that honors its past without being entirely beholden to it, a subtle blend of the old and the new where the pace of life allows for a deliberate unfolding of the day, marked by the slow procession of sunlight across the valley floor.

About This Sutter Creek Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Sutter Creek, California — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 38.392968, -120.802436. 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 Sutter Creek and Amador County.

Detailed location data for Sutter Creek includes the ZIP code (95685), telephone area code (530), county seat of Amador County (Jackson), and school district assignment (Amador County Unified School District). 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 Sutter Creek is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.