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Welcome to Placerville ...

The city of Placerville is located in Boise County<1>.

The pronunciation of Placerville: PLASS-ur-vil<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Placerville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1863.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Placerville has a population of 58 people<3> (see below for details).

Placerville is 4,290 feet [1,308 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Placerville is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Placerville lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Placerville: 208 & 986<5>

The ZIP code for Placerville: 83666<6>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Placerville had an population of 58 people. This is an increase of 9.43% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 3.33% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Placerville had a population of 53 people. This makes Placerville the county's 4th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 53 people, the population of Placerville decreased 11.67% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 60 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Placerville.

Communities Also Named Placerville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Placerville - they are located in California, Colorado and Nevada.

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

Communities near Placerville ...

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

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 Placerville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Placerville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Placerville ...

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

Adding Placerville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Placerville 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 (so far) for Placerville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Placerville post office opened in 1863. The Placerville post office closed in 1967.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Placerville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Boise, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Placerville. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Placerville.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Placerville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 208 code has been Overlayed with the 986 area code. New phone numbers in the Placerville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Placerville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<6>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Placerville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Placerville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<8>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/