Phillips, California

Unincorporated community in California, United States

38°49′05″N 120°04′40″W / 38.81806°N 120.07778°W / 38.81806; -120.07778

Unincorporated community in California, United States

Phillips

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Coordinates: 38°49′05″N 120°04′40″W / 38.81806°N 120.07778°W / 38.81806; -120.07778CountryUnited StatesStateCaliforniaCountyEl Dorado CountyElevation

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6,873 ft (2,095 m)Population

(2010)

• Total18

Phillips (formerly, Phillip's^[1] and Vade Post Office^[2]) is a small unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California.^[1] It is located on the South Fork of the American River, 2.5 miles (4 km) west of Echo Summit,^[2] at an elevation of 6,873 feet (2095 m).^[1] It is the site of the Sierra-at-Tahoe ski resort. The ZIP code is 95720. The community is inside area code 530.

Joseph Wells Davis Phillips began cattle ranching here in 1859, and opened a hotel in 1863.^[2] The Vade post office operated at Phillips from 1912 to 1961.^[2] As of 2020, the Phillips family still owned the townsite, which has long been a site for manual surveys of Sierra Nevada snowpack.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Phillips, California
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 537. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
^ Gonzalez, Vicki (January 30, 2020). "Historic Phillips Station rebuilds after fire in El Dorado County". KCRA 3 News. Sacramento, CA. Retrieved December 27, 2023.