Town guide

Soda Springs, California

Soda Springs is a community in Placer County, California, home to about 150 people across 0.3 square miles. Its ZIP code is 95728.

Homes sold for a median of $677 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population150441 per sq mi
Median home value$840,000Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$677Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking44%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Soda Springs

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Around Soda Springs

Distances

Nearest major airportReno Tahoe International Airport (RNO)37 miles away
Closer regional airportTruckee Tahoe Airport (TKF)15 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Reno, NV35 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Los Angeles, CA382 miles away

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

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

Who represents Soda Springs

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

Soda Springs had 94 residents in the 2020 census, up 16% since 2010.

It’s the 1408th largest of 1,563 towns in California by population.

Placer County grew from 15,786 residents in 1900 to 404,739 in 2020.

Soda Springs population by census2010: 81, 2020: 94812010942020

Placer County, 1900–2020

Placer County population, 1900 to 20201900: 15,786, 1910: 18,237, 1920: 18,584, 1930: 24,468, 1940: 28,108, 1950: 41,649, 1960: 56,998, 1970: 77,306, 1980: 117,247, 1990: 172,796, 2000: 248,399, 2010: 348,432, 2020: 404,73916K’00’1019K’20’3028K’40’5057K’60’70117K’80’90248K’00’10405K’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 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 17°F. About 39 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 183 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Soda SpringsJan: high 41°F, low 17°F, 6.7 in; Feb: high 43°F, low 18°F, 6.6 in; Mar: high 48°F, low 22°F, 6.2 in; Apr: high 54°F, low 26°F, 2.7 in; May: high 63°F, low 33°F, 2.1 in; Jun: high 73°F, low 38°F, 0.7 in; Jul: high 82°F, low 44°F, 0.4 in; Aug: high 81°F, low 42°F, 0.4 in; Sep: high 75°F, low 36°F, 0.5 in; Oct: high 63°F, low 29°F, 2.2 in; Nov: high 49°F, low 23°F, 3.6 in; Dec: high 39°F, low 17°F, 6.9 in41°17°Jan6.743°18°Feb6.648°22°Mar6.254°26°Apr2.763°33°May2.173°38°Jun0.782°44°Jul0.481°42°Aug0.475°36°Sep0.563°29°Oct2.249°23°Nov3.639°17°Dec6.9Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Donner Mem Sp, CA weather station (10 miles away).

Jobs in Placer County

167,628 jobs at 12,180 businesses in Placer County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Placer CountyHealth care and social assistance: 28,760 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 26,385 jobs; Retail trade: 23,816 jobs; Construction: 17,386 jobs; Professional services: 11,399 jobs; Administrative and support: 8,060 jobs; Finance and insurance: 7,848 jobs; Other services: 7,196 jobsHealth care and social assistance 17% Hotels and restaurants 16% Retail trade 14% Construction 10% Professional services 7% Administrative and support 5% Finance and insurance 5% Other services 4%

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

Health care

2 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Soda Springs.

Nearest hospitals

  • Tahoe Forest HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Truckee12.0 miles
  • Incline Village Community HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Incline Village25.6 miles
  • Sierra Nevada Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Grass Valley33.7 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors1
Physical and occupational therapists1

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 Soda Springs

Museums

  • The Western SkiSport Museum4.3 mi

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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