Cholame, California
Unincorporated community in California, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cholame (/ʃəˈlæm/;[2] Salinan: Tco'alam) is an unincorporated community in San Luis Obispo County, California, United States. It sits within a mile of the San Andreas Fault at an elevation of 1,157 feet (353 m) above sea level.
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Cholame, California | |
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Coordinates: 35°43′26″N 120°17′44″W | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | San Luis Obispo |
Elevation | 1,157 ft (353 m) |
Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
ZIP codes | 93461 |
Area code | 805 |
GNIS feature ID | 252871[1] |
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Cholame is reached via State Route 41, just southwest of the junction of Route 46. Rainfall data from a nearby ranch shows that the area around Cholame only receives about eight to nine inches (200–230 mm) of rain in a normal year.