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El Dorado County, California

El Dorado County, California, has 192,323 residents (July 2025 estimate). Its county seat is Placerville. It uses Pacific Time and covers 1,708 sq mi (4,423 km²) of land.

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El Dorado County in California
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Resident population, July 2025
192,323
Land area
1,708 sq mi (4,423 km²)
County seat or government
Placerville
Time zone
Pacific TimeUTC-08:00 in January; UTC-07:00 in July
Median household income
$108,845 ± $3,035
Median home value
$679,900 ± $12,105
Median rent, with utilities
$1,715 ± $65
Homes lived in by their owners
77.2% ± 1.0 points
County type
County
Metro or micro area
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro areaCentral county
Water area
78.5 sq mi (203 km²)
State
California
County code (FIPS)
06017
Coordinates (central point)
38.785612, -120.534225
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These coordinates mark a central point for the area, not a street address. Income, home value, rent and homes lived in by their owners: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, ± margin at 90% confidence; checked on October 13, 2026.

Time zones in El Dorado County

Time zoneLocal time and UTC offsetNext clock change
Pacific TimeAmerica/Los_AngelesUTC-08:00 in January; UTC-07:00 in July. Enable JavaScript for the live clock.Enable JavaScript for upcoming changes.

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ZIP Code areas, largest first

  1. 9563079,484 people
  2. 9576247,657 people
  3. 9566736,830 people
  4. 9568230,065 people
  5. 9615029,646 people
  6. 9560328,432 people
  7. 957268,450 people
  8. 957096,000 people
  9. 956725,764 people
  10. 956194,974 people
  11. 956234,844 people
  12. 956143,954 people
All 26
  1. 956343,536 people
  2. 956842,708 people
  3. 956332,653 people
  4. 956361,410 people
  5. 956641,341 people
  6. 956351,298 people
  7. 95629813 people
  8. 95651729 people
  9. 96142725 people
  10. 9573551 people
  11. 9561329 people
  12. 9572029 people
  13. 957210 people
  14. 961550 people

26 ZIP Code areas overlap El Dorado County. People counts are 2020–2024 estimates for each whole ZIP area. Mailing ZIPs can differ; check an address with USPS ZIP Code Lookup.

Official county information

We don’t have a website for this county yet. The US government’s local-office directory ↗ lists its offices. A geographic lookup cannot determine eligibility, tax liability or a court obligation.

School districts in El Dorado County, largest first

  1. El Dorado Union High School District149,182 people
  2. Buckeye Union Elementary School District43,163 people
  3. Rescue Union Elementary School District36,445 people
  4. Tahoe-Truckee Unified School District31,087 people
  5. Lake Tahoe Unified School District29,646 people
  6. Placerville Union Elementary School District16,375 people
  7. Mother Lode Union Elementary School District15,493 people
  8. Black Oak Mine Unified School District13,159 people
  9. Pollock Pines Elementary School District8,523 people
  10. Gold Oak Union Elementary School District7,118 people
  11. Camino Union Elementary School District6,369 people
  12. Gold Trail Union Elementary School District6,360 people
All 16
  1. Pioneer Union Elementary School District (El Dorado County)5,084 people
  2. Latrobe Elementary School District4,103 people
  3. Silver Fork Elementary School District92 people
  4. Indian Diggings Elementary School District57 people

Districts with land in the county; a district can cross county lines. People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. A district boundary doesn’t decide which school a student attends.

Tribal areas in El Dorado County, largest first

  1. Shingle Springs Rancheria and Off-Reservation Trust Land93 people

American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian areas as the Census Bureau maps them, with at least 2% of their area here, water included. These lines don’t decide membership, jurisdiction or land status.

Cities, towns and communities, largest first

These areas overlap the mapped boundary; an overlap does not mean that every address belongs to both.

  1. El Dorado Hills, California (CDP)51,026 people
  2. South Lake Tahoe, California (city)21,269 people
  3. Cameron Park, California (CDP)18,315 people
  4. Diamond Springs, California (CDP)10,927 people
  5. Placerville, California (city)10,762 people
  6. Pollock Pines, California (CDP)6,212 people
  7. Shingle Springs, California (CDP)3,801 people
  8. Auburn Lake Trails, California (CDP)3,284 people
  9. Georgetown, California (CDP)2,403 people
  10. Camino, California (CDP)2,079 people
  11. Meyers, California (CDP)1,995 people
  12. Grizzly Flats, California (CDP)1,410 people
All 15
  1. Tahoma, California (CDP)873 people
  2. Coloma, California (CDP)462 people
  3. Cold Springs, El Dorado County, California (CDP)449 people

Bordering areas, nearest first

Distances are straight lines between map points.

  1. Placer County, California22 mi northwest
  2. Amador County, California25 mi south
  3. Alpine County, California41 mi east
  4. Sacramento County, California49 mi southwest
  5. Douglas County, Nevada50 mi east

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Areas that only touch the edge

These areas meet the boundary only along a sliver. Most addresses here are not in them; for an address near the line, check with the county.