Sheep Ranch (formerly, Sheepranch) is an unincorporated community in Calaveras County, California.

One of the very few "free-range" areas in California, there are several hundred freely roaming sheep throughout the town.

The town was patented on August 4, 1880 by Judge Ira Hill Read.

[2] In 2015, Sheep Ranch was spared by the Butte Fire by a margin of a quarter mile.

Locals can still use the town name, but must use the ZIP code for nearby Mountain Ranch (95246).