Sloughhouse, California
Sloughhouse is an unincorporated community in Sacramento County, California, United States. Sloughhouse is located on California State Route 16 17 miles (27 km) east-southeast of downtown Sacramento. Sloughhouse has a post office with ZIP code 95683, which was established in 1916.[2] Jared Sheldon, who built a roadhouse in the community in the 1850s, named the community after another building he had built nearby.[3] The site is registered as a California Historical Landmark.[4]
Sloughhouse, California | |
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  Sloughhouse, California | |
| Coordinates: 38°29′45″N 121°11′38″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Sacramento |
| Elevation | 102 ft (31 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 95683 |
| Area code(s) | 916, 279 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1659683[1] |
| Reference no. | 575 |
Climate
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Sloughhouse has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps.[5]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sloughhouse, California
- ZIP Code Lookup
- Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 557. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- "Sloughhouse". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-10-11.
- Climate Summary for Sloughhouse, California
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