Somerset | |
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: | 38.6478°N -120.6858°W |
Elevation M: | 638 |
Elevation Ft: | 2093 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Total: | 3642 |
Somerset is an unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California. It is located 6.25miles south of Camino, at an elevation of 2093feet. Its ZIP Code is 95684.
Somerset is a rural town located at the junction of Bucks Bar Road, Grizzly Flat Road, and Mount Aukum Road.
Most of the land in the Somerset area is divided into ten acre properties. The main roads are asphalt but almost all of the other roads and driveways are dirt/rock.
The main business in the area comes from the many boutique wineries and wine tourism.
The post office was transferred from Youngs to Somerset in 1950. The first settlers came from Somerset, Ohio and named the place after their hometown.