County
El Dorado County
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2025 population
192,323
Land area
1,707.842 sq mi
Water area
78.519 sq mi
Directory notes
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Property, taxes, and records
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Unincorporated land
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Practical notes
Office, map, permit, and paperwork notes for El Dorado County
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Almanac notes
Stories and local context near El Dorado County
Place note · History and culture
Tallac Historic Site shows South Lake Tahoe's resort memory
Tallac Historic Site near South Lake Tahoe preserves estate and resort history beside the lake, with restored buildings, paths, gardens, seasonal access, and forest land.
Place note · History and culture
Placerville's old nickname tells a rough Gold Rush story
Placerville grew from Gold Rush traffic near Coloma, and its old Hangtown nickname points to a rough early chapter in the Mother Lode.
Place note · History and culture
Wakamatsu Farm holds an early Japanese California story
Wakamatsu Farm in El Dorado County keeps the story of an early Japanese colony, silk and tea hopes, farm life, and a small Gold Country place with national meaning.
Place note · History and culture
Marshall Gold Discovery keeps El Dorado County tied to 1848
Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park in Coloma marks the 1848 gold find on the South Fork of the American River, with a museum, sawmill replica, historic buildings, trails, and picnic areas.