| Cave City | |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | California#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in California |
| Pushpin Image: | California Locator Map with US.PNG |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | California |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Calaveras County |
| Coordinates: | 38.2025°N -120.5086°W |
| Elevation M: | 494 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1621 |
Cave City is an unincorporated community in Calaveras County, California. It lies at an elevation of 1617feet and is located at 38.2025°N -120.5086°W. The community is in ZIP code 95222 and area code 209.
Like most communities in Calaveras County, Cave City began as a mining town. It was an important placer gold mining site in the 1850s, and at its peak had hundreds of residents, a hotel, a store, and one of the few schools in Calaveras County. The population quickly declined, and by the 1950s no structures remained.[1] Today it is the location of the California Caverns, the most extensive system of caverns and passageways in the area.
In the state legislature, Cave City is in,[2] and .[3] Federally, Cave City is in .[4]