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South Lake Tahoe is the most populous city in El Dorado County, California, United States, in the Sierra Nevada mountains. The city’s population was 21,330 at the 2020 census, down from 21,403 at the 2010 census. The city, along the southern edge of Lake Tahoe, extends about 5 miles (8 km) west-southwest along U.S. Route 50, also known as Lake Tahoe Boulevard. The east end of the city, on the California–Nevada state line right next to the town of Stateline, Nevada, is mainly geared towards tourism, with T-shirt shops, restaurants, hotels, and Heavenly Mountain Resort with the Nevada casinos just across the state line in Stateline. The western end of town is mainly residential, and clusters around “The Y”, the X-shaped intersection of US 50, State Route 89, and the continuation of Lake Tahoe Boulevard after it loses its federal highway designation.

South Lake Tahoe city overview:
Name:	South Lake Tahoe city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	California
County:	El Dorado County
Incorporated:	November 30, 1965
Elevation:	6,237 ft (1,901 m)
Total Area:	16.60 sq mi (42.98 km²)
Land Area:	10.15 sq mi (26.30 km²)
Water Area:	6.44 sq mi (16.68 km²) 38.80%
Total Population:	21,330
Population Density:	1,300/sq mi (500/km²)
ZIP code:	96150
Area code:	530
FIPS code:	0673108
Website:	www.cityofslt.us

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History

The city incorporated in 1965 by combining the previously unincorporated communities of Al Tahoe, Bijou, Bijou Park, Stateline, Tahoe Valley, and Tallac Village. A post office was established in 1967.

Gambling arrived at the Lake in 1944, when Harvey’s Wagon Wheel Saloon and Gambling Hall opened in Nevada as one of the area’s first gaming establishments. Competition soon sprang up and so did the need for more permanent accommodations. By the 1950s, roads began to be plowed year-round, enabling access to permanent residences. When the 1960 Winter Olympics came to what is now Olympic Valley, Lake Tahoe was put firmly on the map as the skiing center of the western United States.

In 2012, the Lakeview Commons Park was renamed. As reported in the local media, “The Washoe Tribe has presented the name Tahnu Leweh (Pronounced Tah-New Lay-Way) which, in native language, means ‘all the people’s place.’ It is a name the Tribe would like to gift to El Dorado County and South Lake Tahoe as a symbol of peace, prosperity and goodness.”

In August 2021, the entire city was forced to evacuate due to the Caldor Fire.

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Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 16.6 square miles (43 km), of which 10.2 square miles (26 km) is land and 6.4 square miles (17 km), or 38.80%, is water. Its elevation is about 6,237 feet (1,901 m) above sea level.