Tahoma is a community in El Dorado County, California, home to about 873 people across 2.6 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 96141 and 96142.
Homes sold for a median of $958 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Tahoma. 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)36 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Truckee Tahoe Airport (TKF)17 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Reno, NV37 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Los Angeles, CA362 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Tahoma; 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.
Tahoma had 1,034 residents in the 2020 census, down 13% since 2010.
It’s the 1103rd largest of 1,563 towns in California by population.
El Dorado County grew from 8,986 residents in 1900 to 191,185 in 2020.
El Dorado County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 77°F in summer, and winter lows average 21°F. About 37.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Tahoma, CA weather station (about a mile away).
49,522 jobs at 5,005 businesses in El Dorado County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Parks (1 nearby)
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 1.5 miles 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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