El Dorado, California

For the town formerly named El Dorado in Calaveras County, California, see Mountain Ranch, California.

38°40′58″N 120°50′52″W / 38.68278°N 120.84778°W / 38.68278; -120.84778

El Dorado
Unincorporated community
Poor Red's Bar-B-Q in downtown El Dorado
Poor Red's Bar-B-Q in downtown El Dorado
El Dorado is located in California
El Dorado
El Dorado
Location in California
El Dorado is located in the United States
El Dorado
El Dorado
El Dorado (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°40′58″N 120°50′52″W / 38.68278°N 120.84778°W / 38.68278; -120.84778
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyEl Dorado County
Elevation
[3]
1,608 ft (490 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
4,096
Official nameEl Dorado California [1]
Reference no.486
Official nameEl Dorado-Nevada House [2]
Reference no.700
El Dorado map

El Dorado (Spanish for "The Golden") is an unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California. It is located 4 miles (6.4 km) southwest of Placerville,[4] at an elevation of 1608 feet (490 m).[3] The population was 4,096 at the 2000 census. The town is registered as California Historical Landmark #486.[5] The ZIP code is 95623. The community is inside area code 530.

  1. ^ "El Dorado". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved October 7, 2012.
  2. ^ "El Dorado-Nevada House". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved October 7, 2012.
  3. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: El Dorado, California
  4. ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 481. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  5. ^ "El Dorado". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved October 7, 2012.