Newtown | |
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: | 38.7044°N -120.6792°W |
Elevation M: | 746 |
Elevation Ft: | 2447 |
Population As Of: | 176 |
Population Total: | 4 |
Newtown (formerly, New town) is a small unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California, United States. It is located 2.25miles south of Camino, at an elevation of 2447 feet (746 m). The ZIP code is 95667. The community is inside area code 530.
A post office operated at Newtown from 1854 to 1912, with a closure in 1875.
Notable residents have included John Augustus Raffetto, father of radio star Michael Raffetto. The Raffetto home is now a bed and breakfast and offers a room in the name of that family.[1]