Welcome to Rancho Cordova ...

The city of Rancho Cordova is located in Sacramento County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rancho Cordova, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1955.

The city was incorporated July 1, 2003.

From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Rancho Cordova had a population of 64,776 people.<2> (see below for details).

Rancho Cordova is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Rancho Cordova is within the boundaries of the (916) area code.

The ZIP codes for Rancho Cordova: 95670, 95741-95743<4>

Websites for Rancho Cordova ...

Official Website:   www.cityofranchocordova.org/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.ranchocordova.org/

Communities near Rancho Cordova ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rancho Cordova.

• Sacramento
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacramento
  • Sacramento is located in Sacramento County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 512,838 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sacramento <5>
• Elk Grove
  (13 miles [20.9 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 <5>
• Roseville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • 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 <5>
• Citrus Heights
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • 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 <5>
• Folsom
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <5>
• Rocklin
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • 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 <5>
• West Sacramento
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • 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 <5>
• Loomis
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loomis
  • Loomis is located in Placer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,844 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loomis <5>
• Rosemont
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosemont have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont
  • Rosemont is located in Sacramento County
• Walsh Station
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walsh Station have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsh Station
  • Walsh Station 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 Rancho Cordova. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rancho Cordova.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rancho Cordova. 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 Rancho Cordova.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rancho Cordova. Our list includes 6 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Rancho Cordova.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rancho Cordova ...

Looking for more information about Rancho Cordova? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Rancho Cordova, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Rancho Cordova.

Adding Rancho Cordova to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rancho Cordova 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 Rancho Cordova was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Rancho Cordova post office opened in 1955.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rancho Cordova.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Rancho Cordova: www.cityofranchocordova.org/

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

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