Welcome to Placer County ...
Time Zone: Placer County lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Auburn is the Seat for Placer County.
Placer County was founded in 1851. Placer was created by taking area from Sutter and Yuba Counties.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Placer had a population of 398,329 people. This is an increase of 13.8% since the last Census (which gave a population of 350,021 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Placer represented 0.94% of the total population of California.
Below are some of the communities located in Placer County:
- Auburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Colfax
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lincoln
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Loomis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rocklin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Roseville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to California
- Websites specific to Placer County
- Websites for nearby counties
- El Dorado County
- Nevada County
- Sacramento County
- Sutter County
- Yuba County
- Carson City
- Douglas County
- Washoe County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
Footnotes ...
<1> | On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census. |
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