Welcome to Sankey ...

Sankey is located in Sutter County<1>.

Sankey is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Sankey: 916 & 279<3>

Communities Also Named Sankey ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Sankey - it's located in Missouri.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sankey.

Communities near Sankey ...

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

• Sacramento
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • 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 <4>
• Roseville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • 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
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Rancho Cordova
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • 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
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Woodland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
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  • 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
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Lincoln
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
  • Lincoln is located in Placer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,996 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <4>
• Loomis
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • 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 <4>
• Wheatland
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
  • Wheatland is located in Yuba County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,666 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheatland <4>

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 Sankey. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sankey.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sankey. See our Newspapers Page for Sankey.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sankey ...

Looking for more information about Sankey? 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 Sankey, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sankey.

Adding Sankey to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sankey 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 Sankey was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sankey.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Sutter County: www.co.sutter.ca.us/

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