Sloughhouse, California


[file:Sloughhouse_California_Deer_Creek_bridge_1860.jpg|thumb|Sloughhouse's Deer Creek bridge in 1860]
Sloughhouse is an unincorporated community in Sacramento County, California, United States. Sloughhouse is located on California State Route 16, approximately east-southeast of downtown Sacramento. Sloughhouse has a post office with ZIP code 95683, which was established in 1916. Jared Sheldon, who built a roadhouse, hotel and Stagecoach station, in the community in 1850, named the community after another building he had built nearby. The roadhouse was destroyed by a fire in 1890, but was rebuilt. The site is registered as a California Historical Landmark No. 575.

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Sloughhouse has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps.