Pilot Hill, California

Unincorporated community in California, United States

38°50′06″N 121°00′52″W / 38.83500°N 121.01444°W / 38.83500; -121.01444CountryUnited StatesStateCaliforniaCountyEl Dorado CountyElevation

^[1]

1,175 ft (358 m)Population

(2010)

• Total786ZIP code

95664^[2]

Area code(s)279 and 916

Pilot Hill (formerly, Centerville, Pilothill, and Pittsfield) is an unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California.^[1] It is located 13 miles (21 km) west-northwest of Placerville,^[3] at an elevation of 1175 feet (358 m).^[1]

In 1849, mining commenced at Pilot Hill.^[3] Originally, Centerville, Pilot Hill, and Pittsfield were separate nearby mining camps that unified under the name Centerville.^[3] The post office came in 1854 and bestowed the name Pilot Hill.^[3] Farm Trails - Pilot Hill is on the Farm Trails Map. Lavender, Olives and Grapes can be picked seasonally at Enchanted April Farm on historic Salmon Falls Road in Pilot Hill.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pilot Hill, California
^ "Pilot Hill ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
^ ^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. 538. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.