Kings Beach, California

Kings Beach, California
census-designated place
Downtown Kings Beach, 2011
Location in Placer County and the state of California
Kings Beach, California Location in the United States
Coordinates: 39°14′28″N 120°1′24″W / 39.24111°N 120.02333°W / 39.24111; -120.02333Coordinates: 39°14′28″N 120°1′24″W / 39.24111°N 120.02333°W / 39.24111; -120.02333
Country	United States
State	California
County	Placer
Government
• State Senate	Dave Cox (R)
• State Assembly	Ted Gaines (R)
• U. S. Congress	(R)
Area
• Total	3.439 sq mi (8.908 km2)
• Land	3.439 sq mi (8.908 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation	6,250 ft (1,905 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	3,796
• Density	1,100/sq mi (430/km2)
Time zone	PST (UTC-8)
• Summer (DST)	PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP code	96143
Area code(s)	530
FIPS code	06-38548
GNIS feature ID	1662302

Kings Beach is a census-designated place (CDP) in Placer County, California, United States on the north shore of Lake Tahoe. It is part of the Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Roseville Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 3,796 at the 2010 census, down from 4,037 at the 2000 census.

The town's post office was erected in 1937. It was shut down between the years of 1942-1945. The area's name is after the first postmaster, Joe King.

Kings Beach is located at 39°14′28″N 120°1′24″W / 39.24111°N 120.02333°W / 39.24111; -120.02333 (39.241170, -120.023295).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.4 square miles (8.8 km²), all of it land.

California State Route 28 passes through Kings Beach along the Lake Tahoe shore. California State Route 267 meets Route 28 in Kings Beach and connects the town to Northstar, Truckee, and Interstate 80.

Kings Beach has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csb) that is characterized by warm (but not hot) dry summers, and snowy winters. Due to its high elevation Kings Beach winters tend to fall below freezing for many days during the winter.