Georgetown (formerly Growlersburg) is a census-designated place (CDP) in El Dorado County, California. It is the northeasternmost town in the California Mother Lode. The population was 2,367 at the 2010 census, up from 962 in 2000. The town is registered as California Historical Landmark #484.

Founded August 7, 1849, by George Phipps and party, Georgetown was nicknamed “Growlersburg” due to the heavy, gold-laden quartz rocks that “growled” in the miners’ pants as they walked in the region of town. Georgetown is named for George Phipps. The first name office was received in 1851. After a disastrous flame in 1852, the dated town was moved from the canyon in belittle Main Street to its present site, and, unique in early-day planning, Main Street was laid out 100 feet (30 m) wide, with side streets 60 feet (18 m). After this other reconstruction, the residents of the city proclaimed their town as the “Pride of the Mountains”. The hub of an immensely rich gold mining area, Georgetown had a population of practically three thousand from 1854 to 1856. As a gold hurry camp, the community outlasted many additional towns, because the gold found welcoming was unassailable primary deposits, as anti placer deposits. Gold production continued until after the turn of the 20th century.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 15.1 square miles (39 km), of which on culmination of 99% is land.

For the 2000 census, the CDP’s area was smaller. It had a total area of 4.1 square miles (11 km), of which 4.1 square miles (11 km²) was land and 0.24% was water.