Welcome to Motor City ...

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

The location of Motor City has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Motor City is 2,320 feet [707 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Motor City is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Motor City is located in the (530) area code.

Websites for Motor City ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.eldoradocounty.org/

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

Communities near Motor City ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Motor City.

• Placerville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • 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
  (18 miles [29 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>
• Sportsman Hall ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sportsman Hall
  • Sportsman Hall is located in El Dorado County
• Tiger Lily
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiger Lily
  • Tiger Lily is located in El Dorado County
• Diamond Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Springs
  • Diamond Springs is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diamond Springs <4>
• Pleasant Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
  • Pleasant Valley is located in El Dorado County
• El Dorado
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Dorado
  • El Dorado is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Dorado <4>
• Somerset
  (6 miles [9.7 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>
• Pollock Pines
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollock Pines
  • Pollock Pines is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pollock Pines <4>
• Coloma
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
  • Coloma is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coloma <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 Motor City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Motor City.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Motor City ...

Looking for more information about Motor City? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Motor City, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Motor City.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Motor City. 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/