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El Dorado, California
Unincorporated community in California, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the town formerly named El Dorado in Calaveras County, California, see Mountain Ranch, California.
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El Dorado | |
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Coordinates: 38°40′58″N 120°50′52″W | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | El Dorado County |
Elevation | 1,608 ft (490 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 4,096 |
Official name | El Dorado California [2] |
Reference no. | 486 |
Official name | El Dorado-Nevada House [3] |
Reference no. | 700 |
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El Dorado (Spanish for "The Golden") is an unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California. It is located 4 miles (6.4 km) southwest of Placerville,[4] at an elevation of 1608 feet (490 m).[1] The population was 4,096 at the 2000 census. The town is registered as California Historical Landmark #486.[5] The ZIP code is 95623. The community is inside area code 530.