Iowa Hill, California
Encyclopedia
Iowa Hill is an unincorporated community
in Placer County
, California
. Iowa Hill is located 6.5 miles (10.5 km) north-northwest of Foresthill
. It lies at an elevation of 2861 feet (872 m).
It is 58 miles northeast of Sacramento
. It has about 200 residents and is described as "Bound on the west by Iowa Hill Divide and on the east by Indian Creek, 0.96 km (0.6 mi) northeast of First Sugarloaf and 2.4 km (1.5 mi) southwest of Monona Flat."
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The community still relies on generators
for its electricity, since Iowa Hill is not connected to the electrical grid.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in Placer County
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,...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. Iowa Hill is located 6.5 miles (10.5 km) north-northwest of Foresthill
Foresthill, California
Foresthill is a census-designated place in Placer County, California, United States. It is part of the Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Roseville Metropolitan Statistical Area...
. It lies at an elevation of 2861 feet (872 m).
It is 58 miles northeast of Sacramento
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,...
. It has about 200 residents and is described as "Bound on the west by Iowa Hill Divide and on the east by Indian Creek, 0.96 km (0.6 mi) northeast of First Sugarloaf and 2.4 km (1.5 mi) southwest of Monona Flat."
History
In 1853, miners from Iowa discovered gold there. The Iowa City post office opened in 1854, changed its name to Iowa Hill in 1901.Landline telephone service
The community did not have landline telephone service until 2010, relying instead on radio communications and mobile telephones. In October 2010, landline service was launched, paid for in part by a grant from the California Public Utilities CommissionCalifornia Public Utilities Commission
The California Public Utilities Commission is a regulatory agency which regulates privately owned public utilities in the state of California, including electric power, telecommunications, natural gas and water companies...
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The community still relies on generators
Electrical generator
In electricity generation, an electric generator is a device that converts mechanical energy to electrical energy. A generator forces electric charge to flow through an external electrical circuit. It is analogous to a water pump, which causes water to flow...
for its electricity, since Iowa Hill is not connected to the electrical grid.