Welcome to North Sacramento ...

North Sacramento is located in Sacramento County<1>.

The location of North Sacramento has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

North Sacramento was established in 1924.

A typical abbreviation for North Sacramento: N. Sacramento

North Sacramento is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near North Sacramento ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near North Sacramento.

• Elk Grove
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Grove
  • Elk Grove is located in Sacramento County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 166,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk Grove <4>
• Roseville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
  • Roseville is located in Placer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144,725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseville <4>
• Citrus Heights
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus Heights
  • Citrus Heights is located in Sacramento County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 87,056 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Citrus Heights <4>
• Folsom
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
  • Folsom is located in Sacramento County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 82,726 people
  • Folsom has also been known as:
  • Folsom City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Folsom <4>
• Rancho Cordova
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Cordova
  • Rancho Cordova is located in Sacramento County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 71,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rancho Cordova <4>
• Rocklin
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklin
  • Rocklin is located in Placer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,159 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocklin <4>
• Davis
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
  • Davis is located in Yolo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 68,805 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davis <4>
• Woodland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
  • Woodland is located in Yolo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,446 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodland <4>
• West Sacramento
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sacramento
  • West Sacramento is located in Yolo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,680 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Sacramento <4>
• Arden
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
  • Arden is located in Sacramento County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around North Sacramento. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for North Sacramento.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of North Sacramento. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Sacramento.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around North Sacramento. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for North Sacramento.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Sacramento ...

Looking for more information about North Sacramento? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to North Sacramento, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for North Sacramento.

Adding North Sacramento to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of North Sacramento in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for North Sacramento was on a map titled Road Map for California (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for North Sacramento.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for North Sacramento. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Sacramento County: www.saccounty.net/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/