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Made famous by Mark Twain in his story “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras”, the City of Angels is home to one of the most picturesque historic downtowns in California’s Gold Country.  Home to the Angels Camp Museum and Carriage House, an internationally recognized destination with more than 30,000 square feet of exhibits on Gold Rush history and New Melones Lake which is the 9th largest reservoir in the State of California.

The City of Angels is the only incorporated City in Calaveras County and is home to just under 3,900 residents (2020 Census) and is a California Historical Landmark #287.

A visit to Angels Camp will turn you into a frequent visitor and eventually a resident.

The Calaveras County Department of Environmental Health provides these services through education, planning, and enforcement, with an emphasis on education.

San Andreas, an authentic California Gold Rush town, is an unincorporated census-designated place and the county seat of Calaveras County, California.

Home to Calaveras High School, the Calaveras County Courthouse, Government Center, Mark Twian St. Joseph's Hospital, the California Highway Patrol and numerous other public agencies, San Andreas is a small but vibrant community.

The 2010 census counted 2,783 persons calling San Andreas home. San Andreas covers a geographic area of just under 8.4 square miles.

Registered as California Historical Landmark #252, San Andreas is accessed via California's historic Highway 49.  The geographic coordinates for San Andreas are: 38° 11' 46" North, 120° 40' 50" West.

This is the official local government website of the County of Calaveras, California. Home of the Jumping Frog Jubilee and Calaveras Big Trees State Park.