Welcome to Diamond Springs ...

Diamond Springs is located in El Dorado County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Diamond Springs, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

A typical abbreviation for Diamond Springs: Diamond Spgs. (or less commonly used: Diamond Spngs. or Diamond Sprngs.)

Diamond Springs is 1,790 feet [546 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Diamond Springs lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Diamond Springs: (530)

The ZIP code for Diamond Springs: 95619<3>

Websites for Diamond Springs ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.eldoradocounty.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Diamond Springs, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Diamond Springs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Diamond Springs - they are located in Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Nevada and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Diamond Springs.

Communities near Diamond Springs ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Diamond Springs.

• Folsom
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
  • Folsom is located in Sacramento County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 82,726 people
  • Folsom has also been known as:
  • Folsom City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Folsom <4>
• Auburn
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Auburn is located in Placer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,205 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <4>
• Plymouth
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Plymouth is located in Amador County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,043 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <4>
• Amador City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amador City
  • Amador City is located in Amador County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amador City <4>
• Motor City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Motor City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motor City
  • Motor City is located in El Dorado County
• Euchre Diggings ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Euchre Diggings. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euchre Diggings
  • Euchre Diggings is located in El Dorado County
• Shingle Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingle Springs
  • Shingle Springs is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shingle Springs <4>
• Newtown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
  • Newtown is located in El Dorado County
• Somerset
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
  • Somerset is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somerset <4>
• Camino
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camino
  • Camino is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camino <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Diamond Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Diamond Springs.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Diamond Springs. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Diamond Springs.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Diamond Springs. See our Newspapers Page for Diamond Springs.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Diamond Springs ...

Looking for more information about Diamond Springs? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Diamond Springs, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Diamond Springs.

Adding Diamond Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Diamond Springs in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Diamond Springs was on a map titled Road Map for California (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Diamond Springs.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Diamond Springs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for El Dorado County: www.co.el-dorado.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/