Cold SpringsCA
A town in California, home to 449 people.
Is Cold Springs a good place to live?
Cold Springs’ midpoint age is 57.9 years, against 39 years in California’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. Of the 848 California towns we compare, none has a higher owner-occupancy rate than Cold Springs. Cold Springs has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
449 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Cold Springs: who provides what
Cold Springs is unincorporated, so El Dorado County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Cold Springs.
Cold Springs faces a very high natural-hazard risk, led by wildfire
61% of Cold Springs’s expected losses from natural hazards come from wildfires, followed by inland flooding at 35%. Compared with 87% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in the town is higher. One declared disaster, in 2023, has brought federal aid to Cold Springs households.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Cold Springs’ workers head elsewhere: there are 0.2 jobs for each of them
Cold Springs’ median household income works out to $74,000. The top destinations are Placerville (13%), Diamond Springs (12%) and Sacramento (8%). In Cold Springs, 16% of residents live below the poverty line. Half of commuters travel less than 26 miles.
| Cold Springs | Typical California town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $74,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and hot summers in Cold Springs
In Cold Springs, the typical July afternoon high is 93°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Cold Springs stands out in California and nationally, with more of its adults who have high blood pressure
Among adults in Cold Springs, 30% feel lonely. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Cold Springs is ahead of California on 12 and behind on 7.
| Cold Springs | Typical California town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 31% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 36% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 35% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| What stands out | Cold Springs | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.5% | 10.6% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.4% | 14.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 13.4% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
ARCO Arena and 31 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Cold Springs. Close and well known come first.
35 mi Stadium & arenaARCO Arena
34 mi State parkSutter's Fort
35 mi State parkGovernor's Mansion State Historic Park
32 mi Stadium & arenaHornet Stadium
36 mi MuseumCalifornia State Railroad Museum500K visitors a year
33 mi State parkEmpire Mine State Historic ParkPhoto credits
ARCO Arena: CLopez63, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Sutter's Fort: Ian Howard, CC BY 2.5 · Governor's Mansion State Historic Park: Mark James Miller, CC BY 3.0 · Hornet Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · California State Railroad Museum: The original uploader was Swampyank at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Empire Mine State Historic Park: Beej71, CC BY 2.5
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Everything we know about Cold Springs
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Cold Springs
About 6 of every 100 Cold Springs residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
100% of working residents leave Cold Springs for work
Where Cold Springs’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Cold Springs
Census-designated place in California, United States
Cold Springs (formerly Cold Spring) is a census-designated place in El Dorado County, California, United States. It is located 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Placerville, at an elevation of 1207 feet (368 m). The CDP had a population of 556 as of the 2020 census. A post office operated at Cold Spring (as it was then called) from in or before 1852 to 1874.
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- Area
- 0.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,207 ft
- Area code
- 530
Questions about Cold Springs
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Cold Springs, CA a good place to live?
Cold Springs has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.