Cedar Flat is a community in Placer County, California, home to about 1,089 people across 1.1 square miles. Its ZIP code is 96140, and parts of 96145 are in Cedar Flat too.
Homes sold for a median of $606 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Mostly Cedar Flat; also Carnelian Bay
Mostly Sunnyside-Tahoe City; part is in Cedar Flat
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Cedar Flat. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Reno Tahoe International Airport (RNO)26 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Truckee Tahoe Airport (TKF)7 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Reno, NV26 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Los Angeles, CA371 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Cedar Flat; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
It’s the 1042nd largest of 1,563 towns in California by population.
Placer County grew from 15,786 residents in 1900 to 404,739 in 2020.
Placer County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 78°F in summer, and winter lows average 21°F. About 33.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 179 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Tahoe City, CA weather station (5 miles away).
167,628 jobs at 12,180 businesses in Placer County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
10 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Cedar Flat.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Dentists | 2 |
|---|---|
| Mental health providers | 4 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 3 |
| Chiropractors | 1 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (2 nearby)
Grocery stores
Libraries
Museums
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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Shares ZIP codes with Sunnyside-Tahoe City, Dollar Point and Carnelian Bay.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.