Welcome to Sutter Creek ...

The city of Sutter Creek is located in Amador County<1>.

Sutter Creek was established in 1848 and was incorporated February 11, 1913.

A typical abbreviation for Sutter Creek: Sutter Crk. (or less commonly used: Sutter Ck. or Sutter Cr.)

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Sutter Creek has a population of 2,667 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Sutter Creek is 1,190 feet [363 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Sutter Creek lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Sutter Creek is within the (209) area code.

The ZIP code for Sutter Creek: 95685<4>

Websites for Sutter Creek ...

Official Website: www.ci.sutter-creek.ca.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Sutter Creek had an population of 2,667 people. This is an increase of 6.64% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 15.81% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Sutter Creek had a population of 2,501 people (or 6.57% of the total population of Amador County). This makes Sutter Creek the county's 3rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,501 people, the population of Sutter Creek increased 8.6% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,303 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Sutter Creek.

Communities near Sutter Creek ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sutter Creek.

• Ione
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ione
  • Ione is located in Amador County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,326 people
  • Former names for Ione:
  • Bedbug
  • Freeze Out
  • Hardscrabble
  • Ione City
  • Ione Valley
  • Jone City
  • Jone Valley
  • Rickeyville
  • Woosterville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ione <5>
• Plymouth
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Plymouth is located in Amador County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,043 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <5>
• Drytown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drytown
  • Drytown is located in Amador County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drytown <5>
• Big Bar
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bar
  • Big Bar is located in Calaveras County
• Pine Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
  • Pine Grove is located in Amador County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Grove <5>
• Electra ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Electra have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electra
  • Electra is located in Amador County
• Fiddletown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiddletown
  • Fiddletown is located in Amador County
  • Former name for Fiddletown:
  • Oleta
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fiddletown <5>
• Mokelumne Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mokelumne Hill
  • Mokelumne Hill is located in Calaveras County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mokelumne Hill <5>
• Volcano
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volcano
  • Volcano is located in Amador County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Volcano <5>
• Campo Seco
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campo Seco
  • Campo Seco is located in Calaveras County
  • Former name for Campo Seco:
  • Oregon City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campo Seco <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Sutter Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sutter Creek.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sutter Creek. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sutter Creek.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sutter Creek. Our list includes 10 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Sutter Creek.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sutter Creek ...

Looking for more information about Sutter Creek? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Sutter Creek, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Sutter Creek.

Adding Sutter Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sutter Creek in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Sutter Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Sutter Creek post office opened in 1852.

We also found Sutter Creek in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sutter Creek.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Sutter Creek: www.ci.sutter-creek.ca.us/

The official website for Amador County: www.co.amador.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/