Alpine County, California

Alpine County, California
County
Alpine County
Images, from top down, left to right: an Alpine County line road sign during a snowstorm, Alpine County Courthouse, a view eastward from Carson Pass overlooking Red Lake
Flag Seal
Interactive map of Alpine County
Location in the state of California
Country	United States
State	California
Region	Sierra Nevada
Incorporated	March 16, 1864[1]
Named for	Its location in the Sierra Nevada resembling the (Swiss) Alps
County seat	Markleeville
Largest community	Markleeville
Government
• Type	Council–CAO
• Body	Board of Supervisors[2] Charles Dobson Ron Hames Irvin Jim Terry Woodrow David Griffith
• Chair	Irvin Jim
• Vice Chair	Terry Woodrow
• County Administrative Officer	Nichole Williamson
Area
• Total	743 sq mi (1,920 km2)
• Land	738 sq mi (1,910 km2)
• Water	4.8 sq mi (12 km2)
Highest elevation [3]	11,464 ft (3,494 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,204
• Density	1.6/sq mi (0.63/km2)
GDP [4]
• Total	$0.117 billion (2022)
Time zone	UTC−8 (Pacific Standard Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−7 (Pacific Daylight Time)
Area codes	209, 530
Congressional district	3rd
GNIS feature ID	1675840
Website	www.alpinecountyca.gov

Alpine County is a county in the eastern part of the U.S. state of California located within the Sierra Nevada on the state border with Nevada. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 1,204,^[5] making it California's least populous county. The county seat and largest community is Markleeville.^[6]