Tahoe Pines, California
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Tahoe Pines is an unincorporated community
in Placer County
, California
. Tahoe Pines is located on Lake Tahoe
, 1 miles (1.6 km) north of Homewood
. It lies at an elevation of 6230 feet (1899 m).
The settlement was established in 1909. The Tahoe Pines post office operated from 1912 to 1959.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in Placer County
Placer County, California
Placer County is a county located in both the Sacramento Valley and Sierra Nevada regions of the U.S. state of California, in what is known as the Gold Country. It stretches from the suburbs of Sacramento to Lake Tahoe and the Nevada border. Because of the expansion of the Greater Sacramento,...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. Tahoe Pines is located on Lake Tahoe
Lake Tahoe
Lake Tahoe is a large freshwater lake in the Sierra Nevada of the United States. At a surface elevation of , it is located along the border between California and Nevada, west of Carson City. Lake Tahoe is the largest alpine lake in North America. Its depth is , making it the USA's second-deepest...
, 1 miles (1.6 km) north of Homewood
Homewood, California
Homewood is an unincorporated community in Placer County, California of about 200 residents, located on the west shore of Lake Tahoe. It is located south of Tahoe City and north of Chambers Landing and Tahoma. It is the location of Homewood Mountain Resort...
. It lies at an elevation of 6230 feet (1899 m).
The settlement was established in 1909. The Tahoe Pines post office operated from 1912 to 1959.