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Welcome to Sacramento County ...

Time Zone: Sacramento County lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Sacramento is the Seat for Sacramento County. In addition, the community of Sacramento is also the capital of California.

Sacramento County is one of the original counties of California and was founded in 1850.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Sacramento had a population of 1,552,058 people. This is an increase of 9.19% since the last Census (which gave a population of 1,421,383 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Sacramento represented 3.82% of the total population of California.

Below are some of the communities located in Sacramento County:

  • Folsom
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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    • Folsom is located in Sacramento County (CA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 82,726 people
    • Folsom has also been known as:
    • Folsom City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Folsom <2>
  • Galt
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
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    • Galt is located in Sacramento County (CA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,551 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galt <2>
  • Isleton
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
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    • Isleton is located in Sacramento County (CA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 862 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Isleton <2>
  • Sacramento
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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    • Sacramento is located in Sacramento County (CA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 512,838 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sacramento <2>

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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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