Diamond Springs, CA

Diamond Springs is a census-designated place in El Dorado County, part of the Sacramento metropolitan area but still tied to the Sierra foothills. Settled in 1848, the town took its name from clear springs that early residents considered diamond-like. School boundaries divide the community among several elementary districts, a reminder that it sits between nearby foothill communities rather than around one large institution. Diamond Springs feels like an old Gold Rush-era place that now works as a residential and service community near Placerville.