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Colfax, California | |
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![]() Location of Colfax in Placer County, California. | |
Coordinates: 39°5′50″N 120°57′14″W / 39.09722°N 120.95389°W | |
Country | ![]() |
State | ![]() |
County | Placer |
Incorporated | February 23, 1910[1] |
Named for | Schuyler Colfax |
Government | |
• Mayor | Trinity Burruss[2] |
• Mayor Pro Tem | Kim Douglas[2] |
• Councilmember | Larry Hillberg[2] |
• Councilmember | Caroline McCully[2] |
• Councilmember | Sean Lomen[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 1.41 sq mi (3.64 km2) |
• Land | 1.41 sq mi (3.64 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) 0% |
Elevation | 2,425 ft (739 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,995 |
• Density | 1,418.92/sq mi (547.85/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
ZIP Code | 95713 |
Area code | 530 |
FIPS code | 06-14498 |
GNIS feature ID | 1655912 |
Website | www |
Colfax (formerly Alden Grove, Alder Grove, Illinoistown, and Upper Corral) is a city in Placer County, California,[4] at the crossroads of Interstate 80 and State Route 174. The population was 1,963 at the 2010 census. The town is named in honor of U.S. Vice President Schuyler Colfax (1869–73), a bronze statue of whom stands at Railroad Street and Grass Valley Street.[5] (This is one of two known statues of Schuyler Colfax in the United States,[6] the other located in Indianapolis, Indiana.[7])
Some of the town's notable features include the newly restored Southern Pacific Railroad colonnade-style depot (which houses the Colfax Museum and Chamber of Commerce) built in 1905,[8] the downtown shops on Main Street, and Colfax High School, which serves a large surrounding area.
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