Sacramento, CaliforniaSacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California. The county seat of Sacramento County, it is located at the confluence of the Sacramento and American Rivers in the Sacramento Valley. It is the fourth-most populous city in Northern California, sixth-most populous city in the state, and 35th-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 524,943 at the 2020 census.
Sacramento RiverThe Sacramento River (Spanish: Río Sacramento) is the principal river of Northern California in the United States and is the largest river in California. Rising in the Klamath Mountains, the river flows south for 400 miles (640 km) before reaching the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta and San Francisco Bay.
Central Valley (California)The Central Valley is a broad, elongated, flat valley that dominates the interior of California, United States. It is 40–60 mi (60–100 km) wide and runs approximately 450 mi (720 km) from north-northwest to south-southeast, inland from and parallel to the Pacific coast. It covers approximately 18,000 mi (47,000 km), about 11% of California's land area. The valley is bounded by the Coast Ranges to the west and the Sierra Nevada to the east.
Sacramento metropolitan areaMetropolitan area in California, United StatesGreater Sacramento Sacramento–RosevilleMetropolitan areaSacramento, California in April 2026Map of Sacramento–Roseville, CA CSA Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA MSA Yuba City, CA MSA Truckee–Grass Valley, CA μSA City of Sacramento City of Roseville CountryUnited StatesStateCaliforniaPrincipal citiesSacramento – Elk Grove – West Sacramento – Davis – Arden-Arcade – Roseville – Yuba City – South Lake TahoeArea • Metro21,429.20 sq mi (55,501.37 km2)Elevation0–10,886 ft (0–3,318 m)Population (2020) • Urban1,723,634 (25th) • Metro2,397,382 • Metro density111.8746/sq mi (43.19501/km2) • MSA(26th) • CSA2,680,831 Urban = 2010GDP • MSA$160.542 billion (2021)Time zoneUTC−8 (PST) • Summer (DST)UTC−7 (PDT) The Greater Sacramento area is a metropolitan region in Northern California comprising either the U.S. Census Bureau defined Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade metropolitan statistical area or the larger Sacramento–Roseville combined statistical area, the latter of which consists of seven counties, namely Sacramento, Yolo, Placer, El Dorado, Sutter, Yuba, and Nevada counties.
2020 United States census24th US national censusThe 2020 United States census was the 24th decennial United States census. Census Day, the reference day used for the census, was April 1, 2020. Other than a pilot study during the 2000 census, this was the first U.S. census to offer options to respond online or by phone, in addition to the paper response form used for previous censuses. The census was taken during the COVID-19 pandemic, which affected its administration.
List of capitals in the United StatesThis is a list of capital cities of the United States, including places that serve or have served as federal, state, insular area, territorial, colonial and Native American capitals. Washington, D.C. has been the federal capital of the United States since 1800. Each U.S. state has its own capital city, as do many of its insular areas.
Gold CountryThe Gold Country (also known as Mother Lode Country) is a historic region in the northern portion of the U.S. state of California, primarily on the western slope of the Sierra Nevada. The region spans portions of 13 counties, from Mariposa County in the south to Yuba and Sierra counties in the north, and is defined by the Mother Lode belt of mineral deposits and gold mines.
CaliforniaCalifornia is a state in the Western United States that lies on the Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, and Nevada and Arizona to the east; it also shares an international border with the Mexican state of Baja California to the south. With over 39 million residents across an area of 163,696 square miles (423,970 km2), it is the largest U.S. state by population and third-largest by area.
Suisun BaySuisun Bay ( ); Patwin for "where the west wind blows") is a shallow tidal estuary (a northeastern extension of the San Francisco Bay) in Northern California. It lies at the confluence of the Sacramento River and San Joaquin River, forming the entrance to the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta, an inverted river delta. To the west, Suisun Bay is drained by the Carquinez Strait, which connects to San Pablo Bay, a northern extension of San Francisco Bay.
San Joaquin RiverThe San Joaquin River ( SAN whah-KEEN; Spanish: Río San Joaquín [ˈri.o saŋ xoaˈkin]) is the longest river of Central California. The 366-mile (589 km) long river starts in the high Sierra Nevada and flows through the rich agricultural region of the northern San Joaquin Valley before reaching Suisun Bay, San Francisco Bay, and the Pacific Ocean.
U.S. stateIn the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its sovereignty with the federal government. Due to this shared sovereignty, Americans are citizens both of the federal republic and of the state in which they reside.
County seatA county seat is an administrative center, seat of government, or capital city of a county or civil parish. The term is in use in six countries: Canada, China, Hungary, Romania, Taiwan, and the United States. An equivalent term, shire town, is used in the U.S. state of Vermont and in several other English-speaking jurisdictions.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.