Placerville is a community in San Miguel County, Colorado, home to about 333 people across 0.8 square miles. Its ZIP code is 81430.
Mostly Placerville; also Sawpit
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| Nearest major airport | City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS)189 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Telluride Regional Airport (TEX)9 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Colorado Springs, CO188 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Phoenix, AZ381 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Placerville; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
It’s the 328th largest of 472 towns in Colorado by population.
San Miguel County grew from 5,379 residents in 1900 to 8,072 in 2020.
San Miguel County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 83°F in summer, and winter lows average 12°F. About 21.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Placerville, CO weather station (about a mile away).
5,725 jobs at 690 businesses in San Miguel County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Placerville.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Physical and occupational therapists | 1 |
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Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
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Shares ZIP codes with Sawpit.
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