Angels, CA: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Angels Camp (formerly Angel's Camp, Angels, Angels City, Carson's Creek and Clearlake), is the only incorporated city in Calaveras County, California, United States. The population was 3,667 at the 2020 census. It lies at an elevation of 1381 feet (421 m). Established in 1849, the town was a quartz mining destination in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Over $100 million was generated from mining activities. Black Bart, Joaquin Murieta, and other outlaws were said to have spent time in the town. Mark Twain based his short story "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" on a story he claimed to have heard at the Angels Hotel in 1865. The event is commemorated with a Jumpi…

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How Angels ranks

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#16Shortest commute in CA #211Highest graduation rate in CA #279Lowest property tax in CA All CA rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code95222

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Living in Angels

Health in Angels

Compared with California

11better than CA·8worse

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 13 are too close to call.

Conditions 7▼ 5 close Habits all close Care 5▲ 2 close Mind 2▲ 1▼ 2 close Everyday needs 4▲ 0 close

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What stands out

6.3%Fewer uninsured adultsCA 10.6% · better 9.8%Fewer adults facing housing insecurityCA 14.9% · better 11.9%More adults who have had cancerCA 6.4% · worse

Care nearby

Sutter Amador HospitalJackson · 22.5 mi · ER

Wellspace Health - Amador Community Health CenterJackson · 24.8 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careShortage · county-wide

DentalNo shortage

Mental healthShortage · county-wide

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Schools in Angels

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B⁺

School Grade B+

The public schools Angels’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 68% of California’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

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DistrictBret Harte Union HighSchools5

Mark Twain Elementary A-Elementary · Grades K–8 · 507 students Learners Empowered Academic Progress (LEAP)Middle · Grades 4–8 · 9 students Bret Harte Union High D-High · Grades 9–12 · 559 students Vallecito Continuation HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 43 students Calaveras County Special Education (SELPA)Other · Grades K–12 · 13 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within CA. Ratings are from neighbors.