Alta Sierra, California
| Alta Sierra | |
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| census-designated place | |
 Location in Nevada County and the state of California |
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 Alta Sierra
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| Coordinates: 39°7′44″N 121°3′9″W / 39.12889°N 121.05250°WCoordinates: 39°7′44″N 121°3′9″W / 39.12889°N 121.05250°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 California
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| County | Nevada |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.338 sq mi (21.594 km2) |
| • Land | 8.317 sq mi (21.541 km2) |
| • Water | 0.021 sq mi (0.053 km2) 0.25% |
| Elevation | 2,310 ft (704 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 6,911 |
| • Density | 830/sq mi (320/km2) |
| Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 95949 |
| Area code(s) | 530 |
| FIPS code | 06-01360 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1682830 |
Alta Sierra is a census-designated place (CDP) in Nevada County, California, United States. The population was 6,911 at the 2010 census, up from 6,522 at the 2000 census.
Alta Sierra was laid out by property developers in the 1960s.
Alta Sierra is located at 39°7′44″N 121°3′9″W / 39.12889°N 121.05250°W (39.128952, -121.052442).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 8.3 square miles (21 km2), of which, 8.3 square miles (21 km2) of it is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km2) of it (0.25%) is water.
There is also another community called Alta Sierra in northcentral Kern County, CA near Lake Isabella.
The 2010 United States Census reported that Alta Sierra had a population of 6,911. The population density was 828.9 people per square mile (320.0/km²). The racial makeup of Alta Sierra was 6,436 (93.1%) White, 18 (0.3%) African American, 55 (0.8%) Native American, 73 (1.1%) Asian, 9 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 122 (1.8%) from other races, and 198 (2.9%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 488 persons (7.1%).
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