Soda Springs, Nevada County, California
| Soda Springs | |
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| census-designated place | |
 Soda Springs
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| Coordinates: 39°19′24″N 120°22′48″W / 39.32333°N 120.38000°WCoordinates: 39°19′24″N 120°22′48″W / 39.32333°N 120.38000°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 California
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| County | Nevada |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.339 sq mi (0.879 km2) |
| • Land | 0.339 sq mi (0.879 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0% |
| Elevation | 6,768 ft (2,063 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 81 |
| • Density | 240/sq mi (92/km2) |
| Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 95724 |
| Area code(s) | 530 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 234848; 2628790 |
| U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Soda Springs, Nevada County, California; U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Soda Springs, Nevada County, California | |
Soda Springs (formerly, Summit Valley, Soda Springs Station, Hopkins, Hopkins Springs, and Tinkers Station) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Nevada County, California, United States. Soda Springs is located 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Donner Pass. The population was 81 at the 2010 census.
The Soda Springs Ski Resort is located just off Highway 80 near the Donner Summit.
Mark Hopkins and Leland Stanford set up a resort at the place in the 1880s.
The Summit Valley post office opened in 1870, changed its name to Soda Springs in 1875, and closed in 1881, only to be re-opened in 1929. The Hopkins post office operated from 1885 to 1886. Alternately it is reportedly known as Hopkins Springs until the Soda Springs post office was established on March 8, 1875.
The Central Pacific Railroad station was named Tinkers Station from 1867 to 1873, commemorating J.A. Tinker. Tinker was a "rough, hard-driving, hard-drinking teamster" who hauled freight between the mines on Forest Hill Divide and Soda Springs.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 0.3 square miles (0.9 km²), all of it land
Soda Springs has a warm-summer continental mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Dsb) that is characterized by warm, dry summers, and cool, very snowy winters.
The 2010 United States Census reported that Soda Springs had a population of 81. The population density was 238.6 people per square mile (92.1/km²). The racial makeup of Soda Springs was 79 (97.5%) White, 0 (0.0%) African American, 2 (2.5%) Native American, 0 (0.0%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 0 (0.0%) from other races, and 0 (0.0%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7 persons (8.6%).
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