Cold Springs California Map

About Cold Springs, California

Cold Springs is a locality in El Dorado County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 556. The population density is 220.2 people per km². Cold Springs is located at 38.7464°N, 120.8738°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP codes: 95335, 95667.

Cold Springs emerges from the landscape where the terrain softens into a patchwork of oak savanna and sun-bleached grass. It lies 4.0 miles west-northwest of Placerville, CA (from Placerville, CA: bearing 282°T), and is situated 8.1 miles northeast of Cameron Park. Cold Springs Creek carves a narrow, persistent path through the earth, its flow dictating the rhythm of the local flora that clings to the banks in shades of deep emerald. Beyond the immediate lowlands, the silhouette of the Sierra Nevada looms faintly against the horizon, a distant reminder of the rugged spine that dominates the eastern perspective. Two miles away, the quiet surface of Teal Pond reflects the shifting amber of the afternoon, while the nearby expanse of Orchard Hill Park offers a sanctuary of dry brush and native scrub. The air here holds a particular, thin clarity, often carrying the scent of parched earth and the sharp, resinous breath of distant timberlands.

Development in Cold Springs has always followed the slow, steady pulse of the land, shaped by the cycles of the seasons and the demands of the interior climate. History lingers in the local patterns of land use, where the legacy of small-scale agriculture persists beneath the shadow of the more expansive Blodgett Experimental Forest. Residents often look toward the Monument Trail for recreation, a path that winds through the high-desert character of the surrounding hills and leads travelers toward the deeper shade of Kelsey Canyon. Economic life remains tethered to these natural surroundings, favoring a pace that values the deliberate work of the day over the rapid churn of urban centers. In the quiet hours of dusk, as the light turns a bruised violet and the heat dissipates from the soil, the character of Cold Springs reveals itself not in grand gestures, but in the enduring, patient stillness of the interior plains.

About This Cold Springs Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Cold Springs, California. Coordinates: 38.74644, -120.873807. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Cold Springs includes the ZIP code (95335, 95667), telephone area code (408, 669, 530), county seat of El Dorado County (Placerville), and school district assignment (El Dorado Union High School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.