Aukum, California

Coordinates: 38°33′26″N 120°43′36″W / 38.55722°N 120.72667°W / 38.55722; -120.72667

Aukum
—  Unincorporated community  —
Aukum Location in California
Coordinates: 38°33′26″N 120°43′36″W / 38.55722°N 120.72667°W / 38.55722; -120.72667
Country	United States
State	California
County	El Dorado County
Elevation[1]	2,155 ft (657 m)

Aukum (also, Aukum Fork and Mount Aukum) is an unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California.^[1] It is located 1 mi (1.6 km) northeast of River Pines, 1.2 mi (1.8 km) south of Mount Aukum and 8.5 mi (13.7 km) northeast of Plymouth, at an elevation of 2155 feet (657 m).^[1] The ZIP code is 95656.

The Aukum post office operated from 1895 to 1914 and 1920 to 1961, when it was changed to Mount Aukum.^[2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Aukum, California
2. ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 445. ISBN 9781884995149.