Diamond Springs, California

About Diamond Springs

Set in the northern part of California, Diamond Springs is a small unincorporated community.

Diamond Springs holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 16.64 square miles.

📰 Diamond Springs News Today

• Diamond Springs Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23
• Diamond Springs Parkway almost wrapped up Mountain Democrat · Jul 24
• Between Lake Tahoe And Sacramento Is A Hidden Sierra Gateway To Charming Wineries, Local Eats, And Recreation islands.com · Jun 17
• Lupe Reyes Obituary (2026) - Diamond Springs, CA - North Sacramento Funeral Home Legacy obituary · Jan 13
• Pursuit driver crosses into oncoming traffic on Highway 50 in El Dorado County before crash, CHP says KCRA · Nov 6

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Diamond Springs Unique

• The only place in America named Diamond Springs — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in northern California, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Diamond Springs

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Diamond Springs

• Diamond Springs Hotel
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• Caffe Santoro (café)
• Dutch Bros. Coffee — coffee shop (café)
• Love Birds Coffee & Tea Co — coffee shop (café)
• Mountain Mike's — pizza
• Pizza Guys — pizza
• Round Table Pizza — pizza
• Taqueria Carnaval — mexican

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Diamond Springs

• Diamond Spring State Historic Landmark reviews ★
• El Dorado Missouri Flat Trailhead reviews ★
• Old Depot Bike Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Diamond Springs

• Charles F. Brown Elementary
• Independence Continuation
• Pacific Crest Academy
• Union Mine High

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Diamond Springs

🏘️ Nearby Communities