Aukum | |
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: | 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.