Weimar, California
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Weimar is an unincorporated community in Placer County, California
, located in the Sacramento area. Weimar is located 4.5 miles (7.2 km) south-southwest of Colfax
.
By car, Weimar is about one hour from Reno, Nevada
and about one hour northeast of Sacramento, California
on east I-80. It is directly adjacent to Interstate 80
. Amtrak
stops at Colfax, California
which is about 3 miles east on I-80 past Weimar. Weimar, California was originally named New England Mills. The elevation is about 2300-2600 feet.
Weimar has a campground in it, and also has access to the North Fork of the American River
. The former Weimar Sanitorium, a Tuberculosis treatment hospital, is now Weimar Institute
, home to the NewStart health program. The Institute also includes Weimar College, and Weimar Academy, a boarding school
for high school
students, both run by the Seventh-day Adventist Church
. It is also home to the Weimar Hills Charter School, which offers grades 4th through 8th.
The town was named Weimar after the German city by immigrants to the area.
The Weimar post office opened in 1866. Its ZIP code
is 95736 and its area code 530
.
Placer County, California
Placer County is a county located in both the Sacramento Valley and Sierra Nevada regions of the U.S. state of California, in what is known as the Gold Country. It stretches from the suburbs of Sacramento to Lake Tahoe and the Nevada border. Because of the expansion of the Greater Sacramento,...
, located in the Sacramento area. Weimar is located 4.5 miles (7.2 km) south-southwest of Colfax
Colfax, California
Colfax is a city in Placer County, California, at the crossroads of Interstate 80 and State Route 174. It is part of the Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Roseville Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,963 at the 2010 census...
.
By car, Weimar is about one hour from Reno, Nevada
Reno, Nevada
Reno is the county seat of Washoe County, Nevada, United States. The city has a population of about 220,500 and is the most populous Nevada city outside of the Las Vegas metropolitan area...
and about one hour northeast of Sacramento, California
Sacramento, California
Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat of Sacramento County. It is located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in the northern portion of California's expansive Central Valley. With a population of 466,488 at the 2010 census,...
on east I-80. It is directly adjacent to Interstate 80
Interstate 80
Interstate 80 is the second-longest Interstate Highway in the United States, following Interstate 90. It is a transcontinental artery running from downtown San Francisco, California to Teaneck, New Jersey in the New York City Metropolitan Area...
. Amtrak
Amtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...
stops at Colfax, California
Colfax, California
Colfax is a city in Placer County, California, at the crossroads of Interstate 80 and State Route 174. It is part of the Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Roseville Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,963 at the 2010 census...
which is about 3 miles east on I-80 past Weimar. Weimar, California was originally named New England Mills. The elevation is about 2300-2600 feet.
Weimar has a campground in it, and also has access to the North Fork of the American River
American River
The American River is a California watercourse noted as the site of Sutter's Mill, northwest of Placerville, California, where gold was found in 1848, leading to the California Gold Rush...
. The former Weimar Sanitorium, a Tuberculosis treatment hospital, is now Weimar Institute
Weimar Institute
Weimar Center of Health & Education, historically known as Weimar Institute, is a private educational facility in Weimar, California, which operates an unaccredited high school and college. It highlights traditional Seventh-day Adventist principles of health and education, especially as espoused by...
, home to the NewStart health program. The Institute also includes Weimar College, and Weimar Academy, a boarding school
Boarding school
A boarding school is a school where some or all pupils study and live during the school year with their fellow students and possibly teachers and/or administrators. The word 'boarding' is used in the sense of "bed and board," i.e., lodging and meals...
for high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
students, both run by the Seventh-day Adventist Church
Seventh-day Adventist Church
The Seventh-day Adventist Church is a Protestant Christian denomination distinguished by its observance of Saturday, the original seventh day of the Judeo-Christian week, as the Sabbath, and by its emphasis on the imminent second coming of Jesus Christ...
. It is also home to the Weimar Hills Charter School, which offers grades 4th through 8th.
The town was named Weimar after the German city by immigrants to the area.
The Weimar post office opened in 1866. Its ZIP code
ZIP Code
ZIP codes are a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service since 1963. The term ZIP, an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan, is properly written in capital letters and was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently, and therefore more quickly, when senders use the...
is 95736 and its area code 530
Area code 530
North American area code 530 is a California telephone area code that covers Auburn, Chico, Colfax, Davis, Grass Valley, Marysville, Oroville, Placerville, Redding, Red Bluff, Susanville, Truckee, Woodland, Yuba City and South Lake Tahoe....
.