Amador County, California
County seat: Jackson · Population 41,876 (2025) · 595 sq mi
Amador County is the 46th most populous of California's 58 counties, with 41,876 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Jackson. The map shows its 5 cities and towns and the 5 neighboring counties.
Amador County facts
- County seat
- Jackson
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 41,876 +3.4% since 2020
- Land area
- 595 sq mi 54th largest of 58
- Water area
- 11 sq mi
- Population density
- 70 per sq mi
- Established
- 1854
- Named after
- José María Amador Californio soldier, rancher, and gold miner
- Largest city
- Ione 9,282
- Median household income
- $88,044
- Cities and towns
- 5 plus 15 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 12
- Time zone
- Pacific
- FIPS code
- 06005
Cities and towns in Amador County
Amador County has 5 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Amador County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ione | City | 9,282 | |
| Jackson (county seat) | City | 5,100 | |
| Sutter Creek | City | 2,701 | |
| Plymouth | City | 1,174 | |
| Amador City | City | 204 |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Buckhorn | 3,504 | |
| Pine Grove | 3,040 | |
| Camanche Village | 2,291 | |
| Pioneer | 1,155 | |
| Red Corral | 1,096 | |
| Amador Pines | 890 | |
| Camanche North Shore | 824 | |
| Lockwood | 730 | |
| Buena Vista | 493 | |
| River Pines | 374 | |
| Fiddletown | 223 | |
| Martell | 180 | |
| Volcano | 177 | |
| Drytown | 147 | |
| Kirkwood | 81 | Alpine County |
ZIP codes in Amador County
12 ZIP codes reach into Amador County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 95601
- 95629 also El Dorado County
- 95640 also Sacramento County
- 95642
- 95646 also Alpine County
- 95665
- 95666
- 95669
- 95675
- 95685
- 95689
- 95699
Population of Amador County, 2020–2025
Amador County grew by 1,389 people (+3.4%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 1,137 more deaths than births and a net gain of 2,566 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 40,567 |
| 2021 | 41,225 |
| 2022 | 41,465 |
| 2023 | 41,783 |
| 2024 | 41,974 |
| 2025 | 41,876 |
Neighboring counties
- El Dorado County north · 192,323 people
- Calaveras County south · 46,605 people
- Sacramento County west · 1,618,460 people
- Alpine County east · 1,043 people
- San Joaquin County southwest · 823,815 people
Printable Amador County map
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Sources
- Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files (1:500,000).
- Population: Census Bureau county and city estimates, Vintage 2025. CDP populations: American Community Survey 2020–2024.
- Places and ZIP codes: Census Bureau 2026 Gazetteer and 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area relationship files.
- County seat, founding year and name origin: Wikidata (CC0), checked against state sources.
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