Clipper Gap (also, Clippergap)[2] is an unincorporated community in Placer County, California.

[1] Clipper Gap is located 6 miles (9.7 km) north-northeast of Auburn.

[1] The first transcontinental railroad reached Clipper Gap in 1865, and local mills supplied black powder and lime for use in railroad construction.

Today Clipper Gap is a rural residential area.

[3] The Clipper Gap post office opened in 1866, changed its name to Clippergap in 1894, reverted its name to Clipper Gap in 1950, and closed permanently in 1960.