Welcome to El Dorado ...

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of El Dorado, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

El Dorado is 1,600 feet [488 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

El Dorado lies within the (530) area code.

The ZIP code for El Dorado: 95623<3>

Websites for El Dorado ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.eldoradocounty.org/

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

Communities Also Named El Dorado ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named El Dorado - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana (2), Kansas, New Mexico, Texas (3) and Utah.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for El Dorado.

Communities near El Dorado ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near El Dorado.

• Folsom
  (16 miles [25.7 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>
• Placerville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Placerville
  • Placerville is located in El Dorado County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,077 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Placerville <4>
• Plymouth
  (13 miles [20.9 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>
• Euchre Diggings ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 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.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euchre Diggings
  • Euchre Diggings is located in El Dorado County
• Tiger Lily
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiger Lily
  • Tiger Lily is located in El Dorado County
• Shingle Springs
  (5 miles [8 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>
• Motor City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Motor City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motor City
  • Motor City is located in El Dorado County
• Cameron Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron Park
  • Cameron Park is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cameron Park <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 El Dorado. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for El Dorado.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of El Dorado. 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 El Dorado.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for El Dorado ...

Looking for more information about El Dorado? 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 El Dorado, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for El Dorado.

Adding El Dorado to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of El Dorado 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 El Dorado was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for El Dorado.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for El Dorado. 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/