Newtown, El Dorado County, California

Unincorporated community in California, United States

38°42′16″N 120°40′45″W / 38.70444°N 120.67917°W / 38.70444; -120.67917

Unincorporated community in California, United States

Newtown

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Coordinates: 38°42′16″N 120°40′45″W / 38.70444°N 120.67917°W / 38.70444; -120.67917CountryUnited StatesStateCaliforniaCountyEl Dorado CountyElevation

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2,447 ft (746 m)Population

(176)

• Total4

Newtown (formerly, New town)^[2] is a small unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California, United States.^[1] It is located 2.25 miles (3.6 km) south of Camino,^[2] at an elevation of 2447 feet (746 m).^[1] The ZIP code is 95667. The community is inside area code 530.

A post office operated at Newtown from 1854 to 1912, with a closure in 1875.^[2]

Notable residents have included John Augustus Raffetto, father of radio star Michael Raffetto. The Raffetto home is now a bed and breakfast and offers a room in the name of that family.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Newtown, El Dorado County, California
^ ^a ^b ^c Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 530. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
^ "Our History". The Davies Family Inn. Retrieved December 27, 2015.