Cave City, California facts for kids

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Unincorporated community
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Country	United States
State	California
County	Calaveras County
Elevation	1,621 ft (494 m)

Cave City is an unincorporated community in Calaveras County, California. It lies at an elevation of 1,617 feet (493 m) and is located at 38°12′09″N 120°30′31″W / 38.20250°N 120.50861°W / 38.20250; -120.50861. The community is in ZIP code 95222 and area code 209.

Like most communities in Calaveras County, Cave City began as a mining town. It was an important placer gold mining site in the 1850s, and at its peak had hundreds of residents, a hotel, a store, and one of the few schools in Calaveras County. The population quickly declined, and by the 1950s no structures remained. Today it is the location of the California Caverns, the most extensive system of caverns and passageways in the area.