Town guide

Fiddletown, California

Fiddletown is a community in Amador County, California, home to about 223 people across 4.5 square miles. Its ZIP code is 95629.

Homes sold for a median of $288 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.

Population22349 per sq mi
Median home value$377,300Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$288Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking25%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Fiddletown

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Around Fiddletown

Distances

Nearest major airportSacramento International Airport (SMF)51 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Sacramento, CA43 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Los Angeles, CA336 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Fiddletown; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Fiddletown

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Fiddletown had 279 residents in the 2020 census, up 19% since 2010.

It’s the 1360th largest of 1,563 towns in California by population.

Amador County grew from 11,116 residents in 1900 to 40,474 in 2020.

Fiddletown population by census2010: 235, 2020: 27923520102792020

Amador County, 1900–2020

Amador County population, 1900 to 20201900: 11,116, 1910: 9,086, 1920: 7,793, 1930: 8,494, 1940: 8,973, 1950: 9,151, 1960: 9,990, 1970: 11,821, 1980: 19,314, 1990: 30,039, 2000: 35,100, 2010: 38,091, 2020: 40,47411K’00’108K’20’309K’40’5010K’60’7019K’80’9035K’00’1040K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 93°F in summer, and winter lows average 39°F. About 32.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near FiddletownJan: high 55°F, low 39°F, 6.1 in; Feb: high 58°F, low 42°F, 5.7 in; Mar: high 62°F, low 42°F, 4.9 in; Apr: high 67°F, low 45°F, 2.8 in; May: high 75°F, low 51°F, 1.7 in; Jun: high 86°F, low 57°F, 0.4 in; Jul: high 93°F, low 63°F, 0 in; Aug: high 92°F, low 62°F, 0 in; Sep: high 87°F, low 60°F, 0.3 in; Oct: high 77°F, low 53°F, 1.7 in; Nov: high 63°F, low 44°F, 3.1 in; Dec: high 55°F, low 39°F, 5.4 in55°39°Jan6.158°42°Feb5.762°42°Mar4.967°45°Apr2.875°51°May1.786°57°Jun0.493°63°Jul0.092°62°Aug0.087°60°Sep0.377°53°Oct1.763°44°Nov3.155°39°Dec5.4Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Sutter Hill Cdf, CA weather station (12 miles away).

Jobs in Amador County

7,776 jobs at 868 businesses in Amador County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Amador CountyHotels and restaurants: 1,891 jobs; Retail trade: 1,519 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 1,406 jobs; Manufacturing: 742 jobs; Other services: 435 jobs; Construction: 305 jobs; Professional services: 262 jobs; Mining, oil and gas: 208 jobsHotels and restaurants 24% Retail trade 20% Health care and social assistance 18% Manufacturing 10% Other services 6% Construction 4% Professional services 3% Mining, oil and gas 3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Fiddletown.

Nearest hospitals

  • Sutter Amador HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Jackson12.9 miles
  • Marshall Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Placerville15.2 miles
  • Mark Twain Medical CenterCritical access hospital · no emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · San Andreas23.1 miles

Providers with an office here

Specialist doctors1

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.

Places in and around Fiddletown

Museums

  • Sobon Estate Museum4.3 mi
  • Chew Kee Store4.7 mi
  • Shenandoah Valley Museum5.6 mi

Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.

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