El Dorado County, California
County seat: Placerville · Population 192,323 (2025) · 1,708 sq mi
El Dorado County is the 29th most populous of California's 58 counties, with 192,323 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Placerville. The map shows its 2 cities and towns and the 5 neighboring counties.
El Dorado County facts
- County seat
- Placerville
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 192,323 +0.6% since 2020
- Land area
- 1,708 sq mi 27th largest of 58
- Water area
- 79 sq mi
- Population density
- 113 per sq mi
- Established
- 1850
- Named after
- El Dorado South American myth
- Largest city
- El Dorado Hills 51,026
- Median household income
- $108,845
- Cities and towns
- 2 plus 13 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 26
- Time zone
- Pacific
- FIPS code
- 06017
Cities and towns in El Dorado County
El Dorado County has 2 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside El Dorado County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Lake Tahoe | City | 21,115 | |
| Placerville (county seat) | City | 10,685 |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| El Dorado Hills | 51,026 | |
| Cameron Park | 18,315 | |
| Diamond Springs | 10,927 | |
| Pollock Pines | 6,212 | |
| Shingle Springs | 3,801 | |
| Auburn Lake Trails | 3,284 | |
| Georgetown | 2,403 | |
| Camino | 2,079 | |
| Meyers | 1,995 | |
| Grizzly Flats | 1,410 | |
| Tahoma | 648 | Placer County |
| Coloma | 462 | |
| Cold Springs | 449 |
ZIP codes in El Dorado County
26 ZIP codes reach into El Dorado County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 95603 also Placer County
- 95613
- 95614
- 95619
- 95623
- 95629 also Amador County
- 95630 also Sacramento County
- 95633
- 95634
- 95635
- 95636
- 95651
- 95664
- 95667
- 95672
- 95682
- 95684
- 95709
- 95720
- 95721
- 95726
- 95735
- 95762
- 96142 also Placer County
- 96150
- 96155
Population of El Dorado County, 2020–2025
El Dorado County grew by 1,134 people (+0.6%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 1,796 more deaths than births and a net gain of 3,070 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 191,237 |
| 2021 | 193,631 |
| 2022 | 192,914 |
| 2023 | 192,090 |
| 2024 | 192,371 |
| 2025 | 192,323 |
Neighboring counties
- Placer County northwest · 442,081 people
- Amador County south · 41,876 people
- Alpine County east · 1,043 people
- Sacramento County southwest · 1,618,460 people
- Douglas County, Nevada east · 50,111 people
Printable El Dorado 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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