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.
- Horseshoe Bend
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horseshoe Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Bend
- Horseshoe Bend is located in Boise County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horseshoe Bend <8>
- Idaho City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaho City
- Idaho City is located in Boise County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Idaho City <8>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Idaho City
- From Placerville to Idaho City
- Crouch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Grimes Pass
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes Pass
- Grimes Pass is located in Boise County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Grimes Pass
- From Placerville to Grimes Pass
- Garden Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
- Garden Valley is located in Boise County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden Valley <8>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Garden Valley
- From Placerville to Garden Valley
- Banks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Banks have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
- Banks is located in Boise County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Banks <8>
- Brownlee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brownlee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<9>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownlee
- Brownlee is located in Boise County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Brownlee
- From Placerville to Brownlee
- Lowman
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowman have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowman
- Lowman is located in Boise County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowman <8>
- Montour
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Montour. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<9>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montour
- Montour is located in Gem County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Montour
- From Placerville to Montour
- Sweet
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet
- Sweet is located in Gem County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweet <8>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sweet
- From Placerville to Sweet
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 for Placerville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<10>
X2X - From that list, the Placerville post office opened in 1863.
We also found Placerville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Placerville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Placerville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Boise County: www.co.boise.id.us/
The official website for State of Idaho: https://idaho.gov/
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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <8> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <9> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <10> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |