Where is El Dorado County, California?

location of El Dorado county on a map — Location of El Dorado County within the state of California

El Dorado County is a county equivalent area found in California, USA. The county government of El Dorado is found in the county seat of Placerville.

With a total 4,626.8 sq. km of land and water area, El Dorado County, California is the 373rd largest county equivalent area in the United States. Home to 183,087 people, El Dorado County has a total 88482 households earning 69297 on average per year.

El Dorado County, California - Quick Facts

FIPS Code	6017
Area Codes	530,916
Time Zone	PST
Major Cities	El Dorado Hills (population: 38,690), Placerville (population: 36,625), South Lake Tahoe (population: 29,717), Shingle Springs (population: 29,034), Pollock Pines (population: 8,817), Diamond Springs (population: 4,828), Rescue (population: 4,759), Camino (population: 4,758), Cool (population: 3,822), El Dorado (population: 3,795)
Land Area	70,690 sq miles
Water Area	1,708 sq miles
Household Income	$69,297
Housing Units	88,482
Median Home Value	$359,500
High School Grads	93% of population
Holders of Bachelors Degrees	32% of population
Retail Spending	$9,216 per capita
Food & Accomodation Sales	$301,718 per capita