Weimar California Map

About Weimar, California

Weimar is a locality in Placer County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,200. The population density is 18.0 people per km². Weimar is located at 39.0374°N, 120.9724°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 95736.

Weimar rests in a high mountain valley, the air carrying the crisp, clean scent of pine and the faint, sweet perfume of sun-baked earth. It lies 20.0 miles east-north-east of Lincoln, CA (from Lincoln, CA: bearing 60°T), and is situated 9.4 miles north-east of North Auburn. Rolling hills, cloaked in a dense mosaic of evergreen and deciduous trees, rise sharply on all sides, their slopes etched with the occasional scar of an old logging road. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy, falls in broad, golden shafts, illuminating patches of wild iris and the rough, granite outcroppings that punctuate the landscape. The terrain here is rugged, a testament to the forces that shaped the Sierra Nevada, with steep ravines giving way to gentler slopes that eventually flatten into the valley floor where Weimar itself resides. The history of Weimar is deeply entwined with the timber industry, the very bedrock upon which this community was built. Logging camps once dotted these hills, their rough-hewn structures now long reclaimed by the forest, leaving only whispers of the men who toiled here. The local economy, though diversified today, still feels the echo of those days, with a scattering of sawmills and woodworking businesses humming with activity. The Donner Party passed through this general region, a somber historical footnote that lends a certain gravitas to the wild beauty of the surrounding country. Small ranches, their pastures dotted with grazing cattle, now share the valley floor with a handful of businesses, their presence a quiet counterpoint to the immense, untamed wilderness that presses in from all sides.

About This Weimar Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Weimar, California — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 39.037397, -120.972442. 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 Weimar and Placer County.

Detailed location data for Weimar includes the ZIP code (95713), telephone area code (530), county seat of Placer County (Auburn), 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 Weimar is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.