Placerville

Also known as Placerville, California, Placerville, CA, Old Dry Diggings, Dry Diggings, Hangtown

city in and the county seat of El Dorado County, California, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: California
County: El Dorado
Incorporated: May 13, 1854
Mayor: John Clerici
Total: 5.84 sq mi (15.13 km )
Land: 5.84 sq mi (15.13 km )
Water: 0 sq mi (0.00 km ) 0.01%
Elevation: 1,867 ft (569 m)
Density: 1,840/sq mi (710.3/km )
Time zone: UTC-8 ( PST )
Summer dst: UTC-7 ( PDT )
Area code: 530, 837
Fips code: 06-57540
Gnis feature ids: 277577 , 2411433
Website: www .cityofplacerville .org
Official name: Placerville - Overland Pony Express Route

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Placerville
Population: 10747
Area: 15.054421
Elevation: 1867
Official website: www.cityofplacerville.org
Image: 2009-0724-ElDoradoCtyCrt.jpg
Households: 4345
Dialing code: 530

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postal code: 95667
Commons category: Placerville, California
water as percent of area: 0.0146
water area: 0.002192
per capita income: 31177
date of incorporation: 1854-05-13

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Placerville (/ˈplæsərvɪl/, PLASS-ər-vil; placer, Spanish for "sand deposit", representing the placer mining that was predominant in the town's development, and ville, French for "town") is a city in and the county seat of El Dorado County, California, United States. The population was 10,747 as of the 2020 census, up from 10,389 as of the 2010 census. It is part of the Sacramento metropolitan area.

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