The AAUW Foothills of El Dorado County California Branch was established in 1947.

The AAUW Foothills of El Dorado County Branch is located in the Sierra Nevada foothills of Northern California east of Sacramento, and includes the communities of El Dorado Hills, Cameron Park, Shingle Springs, Diamond Springs, Placerville, Grizzly Flats, Somerset, Camino, Pollock Pines, Kelsey, Lotus, Coloma, Cool, Pilot Hill, Auburn Lake Trails, Georgetown, and Garden Valley.