Placerville, California
Placerville, California | |
|---|---|
Bell Tower on Main Street | |
| Nickname: Hangtown | |
Location of Placerville in California | |
| Coordinates: 38°43′47″N 120°47′55″W / 38.72972°N 120.79861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | El Dorado |
| Incorporated | May 13, 1854 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | John Clerici |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.84 sq mi (15.13 km2) |
| • Land | 5.84 sq mi (15.13 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) 0.01% |
| Elevation | 1,867 ft (569 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 10,747 |
| • Density | 1,800/sq mi (710/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP Code | 95667 |
| Area code | 530, 837 |
| FIPS code | 06-57540 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 277577, 2411433 |
| Website | www |
| Official name | Placerville - Overland Pony Express Route |
| Reference no. | 701 |
| Official name | Old Dry Higgins-Old Hangtown |
| Reference no. | 475 |
Placerville (/ˈplæsərvɪl/, PLASS-ər-vil; placer, Spanish for "sand deposit", representing the placer mining that was predominant in the town's development, and ville, French for "town") is a city in and the county seat of El Dorado County, California, United States. The population was 10,747 as of the 2020 census, up from 10,389 as of the 2010 census. It is part of the Sacramento metropolitan area.