Sloughhouse, California

Sloughhouse, California
Cosumnes River near Sloughhouse
Sloughhouse, California
Sloughhouse, California
Coordinates: 38°29′45″N 121°11′38″W / 38.49583°N 121.19389°W / 38.49583; -121.19389
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountySacramento
Elevation
102 ft (31 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
95683
Area code(s)916, 279
GNIS feature ID1659683
Reference no.575

Sloughhouse is an unincorporated community in Sacramento County, California, United States. Sloughhouse is located on California State Route 16, 17 miles (27 km) east-southeast of downtown Sacramento. Sloughhouse has a post office with ZIP code 95683, which was established in 1916. Jared Sheldon, who built a roadhouse, hotel and Stagecoach station, in the community in 1850, named the community after another building he had built nearby. The roadhouse was destroyed by a fire in 1890, but was rebuilt. The site is registered as a California Historical Landmark No. 575.