Town guide

Parkway, California

Parkway is a community in Sacramento County, California, home to about 15,397 people across 2.4 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 95823.

Homes sold for a median of $308 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population15,3976,389 per sq mi
Median home value$374,700Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$308Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking48%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Parkway

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Parkway

Distances

Nearest major airportSacramento International Airport (SMF)17 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Sacramento, CA6 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Los Angeles, CA351 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Parkway; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Parkway

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Parkway had 15,962 residents in the 2020 census, up 9% since 2010.

It’s the 397th largest of 1,563 towns in California by population.

Sacramento County grew from 45,915 residents in 1900 to 1,585,055 in 2020.

Parkway population by census2010: 14,670, 2020: 15,96214,670201015,9622020

Sacramento County, 1900–2020

Sacramento County population, 1900 to 20201900: 45,915, 1910: 67,806, 1920: 91,029, 1930: 141,999, 1940: 170,333, 1950: 277,140, 1960: 502,778, 1970: 631,498, 1980: 783,381, 1990: 1,041,219, 2000: 1,223,499, 2010: 1,418,788, 2020: 1,585,05546K’00’1091K’20’30170K’40’50503K’60’70783K’80’901.2M’00’101.6M’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 93°F in summer, and winter lows average 39°F. About 18.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near ParkwayJan: high 56°F, low 39°F, 3.7 in; Feb: high 61°F, low 42°F, 3.5 in; Mar: high 66°F, low 45°F, 2.7 in; Apr: high 72°F, low 47°F, 1.3 in; May: high 80°F, low 52°F, 0.8 in; Jun: high 88°F, low 57°F, 0.2 in; Jul: high 93°F, low 59°F, 0 in; Aug: high 92°F, low 59°F, 0 in; Sep: high 89°F, low 57°F, 0.1 in; Oct: high 79°F, low 50°F, 0.9 in; Nov: high 65°F, low 43°F, 1.7 in; Dec: high 56°F, low 39°F, 3.4 in56°39°Jan3.761°42°Feb3.566°45°Mar2.772°47°Apr1.380°52°May0.888°57°Jun0.293°59°Jul0.092°59°Aug0.089°57°Sep0.179°50°Oct0.965°43°Nov1.756°39°Dec3.4Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Sacramento Executive Ap, CA weather station (3 miles away).

Jobs in Sacramento County

533,709 jobs at 34,280 businesses in Sacramento County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Sacramento CountyHealth care and social assistance: 103,976 jobs; Retail trade: 61,833 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 60,069 jobs; Professional services: 47,567 jobs; Construction: 42,107 jobs; Administrative and support: 40,208 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 31,096 jobs; Other services: 26,264 jobsHealth care and social assistance 20% Retail trade 12% Hotels and restaurants 11% Professional services 9% Construction 8% Administrative and support 8% Transportation and warehousing 6% Other services 5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

1,663 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Parkway.

Nearest hospitals

  • Kaiser Foundation Hosp So SacramentoGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Sacramento1.3 miles
  • Methodist Hospital of SacramentoGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Sacramento1.8 miles
  • Shriners Hospitals for Children Northern CalifChildren’s hospital · no emergency room · Sacramento5.1 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors215
Specialist doctors338
Dentists76
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants136
Mental health providers756
Physical and occupational therapists98
Optometrists26
Chiropractors18
Pharmacies38

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.

Places in and around Parkway

Parks (15 nearby)

  • Florin Creek Park · 16 acres0.5 mi
  • Woody Hampton Park · 14 acres0.9 mi
  • Sheldon Park · 12 acres0.7 mi
  • Franklin Boyce Community Park · 9 acres0.5 mi
  • Southgate Park · 7 acres1.2 mi
  • Mesa Grande Park · 6 acres1.0 mi

Grocery stores (4 nearby)

  • Food 4 Less0.4 mi
  • SF Supermarket0.6 mi
  • Barg Afghan Market & Restaurants0.9 mi
  • 99 Ranch Market1.3 mi

Pharmacies (2 nearby)

  • Walgreens0.5 mi
  • Vangs Pharmacy1.0 mi

Libraries (2 nearby)

  • Valley Hi - North Laguna Library0.9 mi
  • Southgate Community Library1.0 mi

Museums

  • Sojourner Truth African Heritage Museum2.5 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Amphitheater2.4 mi
  • Fischbacher Fine Arts Building4.9 mi
  • Art Court Theatre5.0 mi
  • The Guild Theater5.1 mi
  • William A. Carroll Amphitheatre5.2 mi

Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Schools in Parkway

Public schools here are run by Elk Grove Unified, Sacramento City Unified, Fortune District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (17)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Barbara Comstock Morse ElementarySacramentoK–6719Public2.6 mi
Bowling Green ElementarySacramentoK–6685Charter1.8 mi
Capital City Independent StudySacramentoK–12258Alternative Education2.3 mi
Charles E. Mack ElementarySacramentoK–6840Public0.1 mi
FortuneSacramentoK–121,698Charter1.8 mi
Herman Leimbach ElementarySacramentoK–6659Public1.6 mi
John Reith ElementarySacramentoK–6572Public1.9 mi
Las Flores High (Alternative)SacramentoK–12532Alternative Education0.9 mi
Parkway ElementarySacramentoK–6409Public0.7 mi
Prairie ElementarySacramentoK–6858Public0.9 mi
Union House ElementarySacramentoK–6795Public0.8 mi
Fern Bacon MiddleSacramento7–8679Public1.9 mi
Samuel Jackman MiddleSacramento7–8909Public0.6 mi
Luther Burbank HighSacramento9–121,535Public1.6 mi
Rio Cazadero HighSacramento9–12120Alternative Education0.9 mi
Valley HighSacramento9–121,622Public2.0 mi
William Daylor HighSacramento9–12139Alternative Education0.9 mi
Private schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Al Argam Islamic School & College PreparatorySacramentoPre-K–12504Islamic1.4 mi
St Charles Borromeo SchoolSacramentoPre-K–8158Roman Catholic0.2 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Sacramento and Florin.

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