Fresh Pond is a small
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
El Dorado County
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,
California
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.
It is located east of
Pollock Pines,
at an elevation of 3606 feet (1099 m).
The
ZIP code is 95726. The community is inside
area code 530
Area codes 530 and 837 are telephone area codes in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) in northeastern and Northern California. 530 was created in 1997 in an area code split of 916 and 837 was added to the same numbering plan area as an ov ...
.
Fresh Pond was a lumbering community in the 1800s, with a sawmill and a stop on the
Pony Express
The Pony Express was an American express mail service that used relays of horse-mounted riders between Missouri and California. It was operated by the Central Overland California and Pikes Peak Express Company.
During its 18 months of opera ...
route. The Fresh Pond Cafeteria, at the site of the old town, burned down in the 1970s, but its iconic wooden sign was preserved by later businesses. The site is now the Fresh Pond Trading Post, a gas station and store.
Since Fresh Pond is high enough in elevation to receive snow in the winter, it is also a popular site for sledding and other snow activities.
References
Unincorporated communities in California
Unincorporated communities in El Dorado County, California
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