Mount Aukum, California Explained

38.5572°N -120.7267°W

Aukum
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:California#USA
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in California
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Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:California
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:El Dorado County
Coordinates:38.5572°N -120.7267°W
Elevation M:657
Elevation Ft:2155
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:861

Aukum (Miwok: Ochum),[1] officially Mount Aukum, is an unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California. It is located 1miles northeast of River Pines, 1.2miles south of Mount Aukum and 8.5miles northeast of Plymouth, at an elevation of 2155feet. The ZIP code is 95656.

The Aukum post office operated from 1895 to 1914 and 1920 to 1961, when it was changed to Mount Aukum.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.eldoradolibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Post-Offices-of-El-Dorado-County.pdf El Dorado Library - Post Offices of El Dorado County