Town guide

Sacramento, California

Sacramento is a city in Sacramento County, California, home to about 528,706 people across 99 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 95811, 95814, 95815, 95816, 95817, 95818, 95819, 95820, 95822, 95823, 95824, 95826, 95831, 95832, 95833, 95834, 95835 and 95838, and parts of 95673, 95758, 95821, 95825, 95828, 95841 and 95864 are in Sacramento too.

Homes sold for a median of $342 per square foot across 18 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 16 of 18 were seller’s markets.

Population528,7065,362 per sq mi

Median home value$506,300Census, as estimated by owners

Price per sq ft$342Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026

Sold over asking36%Median of 18 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Sacramento

25 ZIP codes, 7 shared with neighboring towns

Sacramento, CA95811 Buyer’s market $400/sq ft −9.2% vs. last year 7.1 months of supply · 31% sold over asking

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Sacramento, CA95814 Seller’s market $355/sq ft −13.4% vs. last year 3.6 months of supply · 0% sold over asking Competition 14/100

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Sacramento, CA95815 Seller’s market $328/sq ft −5.8% vs. last year 2.6 months of supply · 29% sold over asking Competition 58/100

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Sacramento, CA95816 Seller’s market $504/sq ft +3.9% vs. last year 3.7 months of supply · 37% sold over asking Competition 73/100

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Sacramento, CA95817 Seller’s market $457/sq ft +3.4% vs. last year 3.3 months of supply · 29% sold over asking Competition 66/100

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Sacramento, CA95818 Seller’s market $512/sq ft +4.8% vs. last year 2.4 months of supply · 37% sold over asking Competition 79/100

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Sacramento, CA95819 Seller’s market $554/sq ft +2.9% vs. last year 1.3 months of supply · 52% sold over asking Competition 91/100

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Sacramento, CA95820 Seller’s market $375/sq ft +1.6% vs. last year 3 months of supply · 42% sold over asking Competition 76/100

Mostly Sacramento; also Fruitridge Pocket

Sacramento, CA95822 Seller’s market $345/sq ft −1.6% vs. last year 1.4 months of supply · 44% sold over asking Competition 84/100

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Sacramento, CA95823 Seller’s market $308/sq ft +1.1% vs. last year 2.3 months of supply · 48% sold over asking Competition 83/100

Mostly Sacramento; also Parkway and Florin

Sacramento, CA95824 Seller’s market $339/sq ft +4.6% vs. last year 3.8 months of supply · 53% sold over asking Competition 78/100

Mostly Sacramento; also Lemon Hill

Sacramento, CA95826 Seller’s market $320/sq ft −0.2% vs. last year 1.7 months of supply · 34% sold over asking Competition 78/100

Mostly Sacramento; also Rosemont and La Riviera

Sacramento, CA95831 Seller’s market $346/sq ft +1.2% vs. last year 1.4 months of supply · 46% sold over asking Competition 88/100

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Sacramento, CA95832 Balanced $288/sq ft −2.1% vs. last year 4.6 months of supply · 53% sold over asking Competition 68/100

Mostly Sacramento; also Freeport

Sacramento, CA95833 Seller’s market $302/sq ft −8.7% vs. last year 2.2 months of supply · 24% sold over asking Competition 64/100

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Sacramento, CA95834 Seller’s market $289/sq ft −6.0% vs. last year 3.4 months of supply · 23% sold over asking Competition 56/100

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Sacramento, CA95835 Seller’s market $276/sq ft −4.9% vs. last year 2.9 months of supply · 22% sold over asking Competition 57/100

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Sacramento, CA95838 Seller’s market $320/sq ft +5.1% vs. last year 3.4 months of supply · 34% sold over asking Competition 60/100

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Rio Linda, CA95673 Seller’s market $357/sq ft −1.1% vs. last year 2.8 months of supply · 48% sold over asking Competition 83/100

Mostly Rio Linda; part is in Sacramento

Elk Grove, CA95758 Seller’s market $329/sq ft −2.8% vs. last year 2.4 months of supply · 38% sold over asking Competition 74/100

Mostly Elk Grove; part is in Sacramento

Sacramento, CA95821 Seller’s market $356/sq ft +9.5% vs. last year 3.9 months of supply · 42% sold over asking Competition 69/100

Mostly Arden-Arcade; part is in Sacramento

Sacramento, CA95825 Seller’s market $292/sq ft +6.9% vs. last year 3.5 months of supply · 36% sold over asking Competition 66/100

Mostly Arden-Arcade; part is in Sacramento

Sacramento, CA95828 Seller’s market $307/sq ft +0.3% vs. last year 2.9 months of supply · 45% sold over asking Competition 73/100

Mostly Florin; part is in Sacramento

Sacramento, CA95841 Seller’s market $289/sq ft −2.3% vs. last year 3.1 months of supply · 31% sold over asking Competition 63/100

Mostly North Highlands; part is in Sacramento

Sacramento, CA95864 Seller’s market $439/sq ft +4.7% vs. last year 2.2 months of supply · 24% sold over asking Competition 63/100

Mostly Arden-Arcade; part is in Sacramento

Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Sacramento. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology

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Sacramento at a glance

City · Sacramento County, CA

Population	528,7065,362 per square mile
Land area	99 square milesplus 2.1 of water
Median household income	$87,321average $111,900
Median home value	$506,300as estimated by owners
Median rent	$1,779/month
Homes lived in by owners	52%
Single-family houses	59% of homes
Median year built	1977
Average household	2.59 people
Median age	36
Average commute	25 minutes20% work from home
Adults with a degree	37%bachelor’s or higher

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for the place; town boundaries and ZIP code overlaps from the Census Bureau’s 2020 relationship files; market figures from Redfin, a national real estate brokerage. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Around Sacramento

Distances

Nearest major airport	Sacramento International Airport (SMF)11 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+	Stockton, CA42 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+	Los Angeles, CA357 miles away

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

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

Who represents Sacramento

U.S. Representative · California’s 7th DistrictDoris O. Matsui (D)
U.S. Representative · California’s 6th DistrictAmi Bera (D)
U.S. SenatorAdam B. Schiff (D)
U.S. SenatorAlex Padilla (D)
GovernorGavin Newsom (D)
Mayor · as listed on WikidataKevin McCarty

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

Sacramento had 524,943 residents in the 2020 census, up 29% since 2000.

It’s the 6th largest of 1,563 towns in California by population.

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

Sacramento County, 1900–2020

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

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 94°F in summer, and winter lows average 41°F. About 19.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Sacramento 5 Ese, 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:

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

Health care

11,531 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Sacramento’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

Sutter Medical Center, SacramentoGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · SacramentoUnder a mile
Mercy General HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · SacramentoUnder a mile
University of California Davis Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · SacramentoUnder a mile

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors	1,195
Specialist doctors	3,121
Dentists	540
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants	1,428
Mental health providers	4,420
Physical and occupational therapists	578
Optometrists	148
Chiropractors	101
Pharmacies	154

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 Sacramento

Parks (256 nearby)

William Land Park · 235 acres2.6 mi
Sutter's Landing Regional Park · 220 acres1.4 mi
Yolo County Park · 81 acres3.2 mi
Granite Park · 66 acres3.7 mi
Reichmuth Regional Park · 43 acres4.7 mi
Niños Parkway · 43 acres4.0 mi

Grocery stores (92 nearby)

Safeway0.4 mi
Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op0.5 mi
Smart & Final0.9 mi
Trader Joe's1.1 mi

Pharmacies (26 nearby)

CVS Pharmacy1.1 mi
Rite Aid1.1 mi
CVS Pharmacy1.3 mi
Kaiser Downtown Commons Pharmacy2.2 mi

Libraries (33 nearby)

Sacramento Area Council of Governments Library0.4 mi
McKinley Library0.8 mi
McKinley Neighborhood Library0.8 mi
Lavender Library1.0 mi
Ella K McClatchy Neighborhood Library1.0 mi

Museums (14 nearby)

State Indian Museum (SHP)0.6 mi
Medical History Museum1.7 mi
California State Capitol Museum1.7 mi
The California Museum1.8 mi
Leland Stanford Mansion1.9 mi

Theaters and performance venues (20 nearby)

Sofia Tsakopoulos Center0.5 mi
Shepard Garden Art Center0.8 mi
The Guild Theater1.1 mi
The Sacramento Comedy Spot1.1 mi
The Center for the Musical Arts1.3 mi

Counts are within about 6.5 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.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Established in 1849.

Colleges and universities

California State University, Sacramento
Sacramento City College
University of Sacramento
Cosumnes River College
Drexel University Sacramento
International Academy of Design & Technology – Sacramento
MTI College

Sports teams

Sacramento Kings National Basketball Association
Sacramento Republic FC USL Championship

Notable people born here

Brie Larson (1989) · American actress, singer and filmmaker (born 1989)
Jessica Chastain (1977) · American actress and producer (born 1977)
Greta Gerwig (1983) · American actress and filmmaker (born 1983)
Joan Didion (1934) · American writer (1934-2021)
Charles M. Rice (1952) · American virologist
Sam Elliott (1944) · American actor (born 1944)
Adrienne Barbeau (1945) · American actress
Anthony Kennedy (1936) · Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1988 to 2018

Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.

Schools in Sacramento

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

Public schools (186)

School	Grades	Students	Type	Distance
Alice Birney Waldorf-InspiredSacramento	K–8	476	Public	4.4 mi
American LakesSacramento	K–8	625	Public	3.8 mi
Anna Kirchgater ElementarySacramento	K–6	738	Public	7.6 mi
Aspire Alexander Twilight College Preparatory AcademySacramento	K–5	437	Charter	4.3 mi
Aspire Capitol Heights AcademySacramento	K–8	222	Charter	2.7 mi
Bannon CreekSacramento	K–8	491	Public	4.0 mi
Barbara Comstock Morse ElementarySacramento	K–6	719	Public	8.6 mi
Bell Avenue ElementarySacramento	K–6	377	Public	6.0 mi
Bowling Green ElementarySacramento	K–6	685	Charter	4.4 mi
Bret Harte ElementarySacramento	K–6	173	Public	1.7 mi
Caleb Greenwood ElementarySacramento	K–6	536	Public	2.0 mi
California Montessori Project - Capitol CampusSacramento	K–8	417	Charter	3.6 mi
Camellia ElementarySacramento	K–6	309	Public	4.7 mi
Capital City Independent StudySacramento	K–12	258	Alternative Education	5.1 mi
Capitol Collegiate AcademySacramento	K–8	518	Charter	6.1 mi
Caroline Wenzel ElementarySacramento	K–6	211	Public	5.4 mi
Charles E. Mack ElementarySacramento	K–6	840	Public	6.0 mi
Cottage ElementarySacramento	K–5	502	Public	4.7 mi
Crocker/Riverside ElementarySacramento	K–6	631	Public	2.4 mi
D. W. Babcock ElementarySacramento	K–6	369	Public	3.6 mi
David Lubin ElementarySacramento	K–6	454	Public	0.3 mi
David Reese ElementarySacramento	K–6	769	Public	5.7 mi
Del Paso Heights ElementarySacramento	K–6	477	Public	4.7 mi
Del Paso Manor ElementarySacramento	K–6	734	Public	6.1 mi
Dyer-Kelly ElementarySacramento	K–5	735	Public	4.7 mi
Earl Warren ElementarySacramento	K–6	413	Public	3.7 mi
Edward Kemble ElementarySacramento	K–3	454	Public	5.5 mi
Elder Creek ElementarySacramento	K–6	712	Public	4.5 mi
Ethel I. Baker ElementarySacramento	K–6	608	Public	3.1 mi
Ethel Phillips ElementarySacramento	K–6	428	Public	2.4 mi

And 156 more.

Private schools (29)

School	Grades	Students	Affiliation	Distance
Al Argam Islamic School & College PreparatorySacramento	Pre-K–12	504	Islamic	4.8 mi
Brookfield SchoolSacramento	Pre-K–8	164	Nonsectarian	4.8 mi
Calvary Christian SchoolSacramento	Pre-K–12	78	Pentecostal	3.9 mi
Camellia Waldorf SchoolSacramento	Pre-K–8	150	Nonsectarian	7.2 mi
Dar-Ul-MadinahSacramento	Pre-K–5	73	Islamic	5.4 mi
Holy Spirit Parish SchoolSacramento	Pre-K–8	312	Roman Catholic	2.9 mi
Korean School of SacramentoSacramento	Pre-K–12	152	Nonsectarian	5.7 mi
Presentation of the Blessed Mary SchoolSacramento	Pre-K–8	284	Roman Catholic	6.5 mi
Shalom SchoolSacramento	Pre-K–6	51	Jewish	3.0 mi
St Charles Borromeo SchoolSacramento	Pre-K–8	158	Roman Catholic	5.8 mi
St Ignatius Parish SchoolSacramento	Pre-K–8	338	Roman Catholic	4.6 mi
St Mary SchoolSacramento	Pre-K–8	301	Roman Catholic	1.7 mi
St Patrick AcademySacramento	Pre-K–8	170	Roman Catholic	3.2 mi
Vineyard MontessoriSacramento	Pre-K–K	8	Nonsectarian	7.6 mi
Bergamo Montessori SchoolSacramento	TK–6	95	Nonsectarian	6.6 mi
Courtyard SchoolSacramento	TK–8	119	Nonsectarian	1.2 mi
More Life Christian AcademySacramento	TK–12	151	Nonsectarian	5.2 mi
St Francis of Assisi Elementary SchoolSacramento	TK–8	319	Roman Catholic	0.7 mi
St Philomene Dual Language Catholic SchoolSacramento	TK–8	151	Roman Catholic	4.2 mi
St Robert Catholic SchoolSacramento	TK–8	217	Roman Catholic	2.8 mi
Point Quest EducationSacramento	K–12	150	Nonsectarian	4.8 mi
Sacramento Country Day SchoolSacramento	K–12	562	Nonsectarian	3.5 mi
6900 West 4th StreetSacramento	1–7	33	Christian (no specific denomination)	5.5 mi
Aldar AcademySacramento	1–12	58	Nonsectarian	7.2 mi
Read Academy of SacramentoSacramento	3–11	47	Nonsectarian	3.6 mi
Capital Innovations AcademySacramento	6–12	27	Nonsectarian	2.6 mi
Christian Brothers High SchoolSacramento	9–12	1,141	Roman Catholic	2.1 mi
Cristo Rey High SchoolSacramento	9–12	319	Roman Catholic	4.1 mi
St Francis Catholic High SchoolSacramento	9–12	764	Roman Catholic	1.8 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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Fruitridge Pocket, CACommunity · 6,095 people2 miles away Lemon Hill, CACommunity · 15,312 people4 miles away Arden-Arcade, CACommunity · 94,994 people5 miles away West Sacramento, CACity · 54,927 people5 miles away Rosemont, CACommunity · 23,766 people6 miles away Parkway, CACommunity · 15,397 people6 miles away La Riviera, CACommunity · 11,492 people6 miles away Florin, CACommunity · 50,211 people7 miles away

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