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San Andreas
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census-designated place in Calaveras County, California, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- California
- County
- Calaveras
- Total
- 8.406 sq mi (21.771 km )
- Land
- 8.390 sq mi (21.730 km )
- Water
- 0.016 sq mi (0.041 km ) 0.19%
- Elevation
- 879 ft (268 m)
- Density
- 356.9/sq mi (137.8/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-8 ( Pacific (PST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-7 (PDT)
- Zip codes
- 95249-95250
- Fips code
- 06-64420
- Gnis feature ids
- 277590 , 2409247
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
San Andreas (Californio Spanish for "St. Andrew") is an unincorporated census-designated place in and the county seat of Calaveras County, California. The population was 2,994 at the 2020 census, up from 2,783 at the 2010 census. Like most towns in the region, it was founded during the California Gold Rush. The town is located on State Route 49 and is registered as California Historical Landmark #252.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “San Andreas” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.