Information about the towns and cities of El Dorado County
organized by population, from most people to least people.
El Dorado Hills
POPULATION: Greater than 42,000
ELEVATION: About 760 feet above sea level
SIZE: About 48 square miles
STATUS: Census Designated Place
South Lake Tahoe
POPULATION: Greater than 21,000
ELEVATION: About 6,230 feet above sea level
SIZE: About 17 square miles
STATUS: Incorporated City
Cameron Park
POPULATION: Greater than 18,000
ELEVATION: About 360 feet above sea level
SIZE: About 29 square miles
STATUS: Census Designated Place
Diamond Springs
POPULATION: Greater than 11,000
ELEVATION: About 1,790 feet above sea level
SIZE: About 17 square miles
STATUS: Census Designated Place
Placerville
POPULATION: Greater than 10,300
ELEVATION: About 1,860 feet above sea level
SIZE: About 6 square miles
STATUS: Incorporated City
Pollock Pines
POPULATION: Greater than 6,800
ELEVATION: About 3,980 feet above sea level
SIZE: About 8 square miles
STATUS: Census Designated Place
Shingle Springs
POPULATION: Greater than 4,400
ELEVATION: About 1,420 feet above sea level
SIZE: About 8 square miles
STATUS: Census Designated Place
Auburn Lake Trails
POPULATION: Greater than 3,400
ELEVATION: About 1,910 feet above sea level
SIZE: About 13 square miles
STATUS: Census Designated Place
Georgetown
POPULATION: Greater than 2,300
ELEVATION: About 2,650 feet above sea level
SIZE: About 15 square miles
STATUS: Census Designated Place
Camino
POPULATION: Greater than 1,700
ELEVATION: About 3,130 feet above sea level
SIZE: About 2.3 square miles
STATUS: Census Designated Place
Tahoma
POPULATION: Greater than 1,100
ELEVATION: About 6,270 feet above sea level
SIZE: About 2.6 square miles
STATUS: Census Designated Place
Grizzly Flats
POPULATION: Greater than 1,000
ELEVATION: About 3,860 feet above sea level
SIZE: About 6.6 square miles
STATUS: Census Designated Place
Coloma
POPULATION: Greater than 500
ELEVATION: About 760 feet above sea level
SIZE: About 3.4 square miles
STATUS: Census Designated Place
Cold Springs
POPULATION: Greater than 400
ELEVATION: About 1,200 feet above sea level
SIZE: About 0.8 square miles
STATUS: Census Designated Place
El Dorado County Travel Guide
Gold Country of California
Lake Tahoe Region
High Sierras of California