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Meyers, California
Meyers, California | |
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 Meyers along U.S. Route 50 in a map of El Dorado County | |
  Meyers Location in California  Meyers Meyers (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 38°50′3.69″N 120°01′7.81″W / 38.8343583°N 120.0188361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | El Dorado |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.513 sq mi (6.51 km2) |
| • Land | 2.499 sq mi (6.47 km2) |
| • Water | 0.014 sq mi (0.04 km2) |
| Elevation | 6,378 ft (1,944 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,163 |
| • Density | 860/sq mi (330/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 96150 |
| Area code | 530 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2804404[1] |
| Official name | Yank's Station[3] |
| Reference no. | 708 |
Meyers (also Yanks, Yank's Station, and Tahoe Paradise)[4] is a small an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in El Dorado County, California, United States,[1] along U.S. Route 50 in the northern Sierra Nevada. It is 6 miles (10 km) south of South Lake Tahoe in the Lake Tahoe area and lies at an elevation of 6,378 feet (1,944 metres). Established in 1851, Meyers started out as a stagecoach stop, trading post and Pony Express station. The town is now registered as California Historical Landmark #708.[3] It serves as a popular stop on the way into and out of the Tahoe Basin for travelers on Highway 50 and Highway 89.
- ^ a b c "Meyers Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "US Census Bureau". www.census.gov. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
- ^ a b "Yank's Station". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved October 7, 2012.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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