Sloughhouse, California
Sloughhouse, California | |
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Cosumnes River near Sloughhouse | |
| Coordinates: 38°29′45″N 121°11′38″W / 38.49583°N 121.19389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Sacramento |
| Elevation | 102 ft (31 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 95683 |
| Area code(s) | 916, 279 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1659683 |
| 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.