Welcome to Sutter ...

Sutter is located in Sutter County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sutter, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Sutter is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Sutter lies within the (530) area code.

The ZIP code for Sutter: 95982<3>

Communities Also Named Sutter ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Sutter - they are located in Illinois (2) and Missouri.

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

Communities near Sutter ...

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

• Yuba City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba City
  • Yuba City is located in Sutter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yuba City <4>
• Marysville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
  • Marysville is located in Yuba County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,594 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marysville <4>
• Live Oak
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
  • Live Oak is located in Sutter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,048 people
• Gridley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley
  • Gridley is located in Butte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,397 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gridley <4>
• Colusa
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colusa
  • Colusa is located in Colusa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,098 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colusa <4>
• Bigg's
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigg's
  • Bigg's is located in Butte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,025 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bigg's <4>
• Tierra Buena
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tierra Buena have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tierra Buena
  • Tierra Buena is located in Sutter County
• Tarke
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarke
  • Tarke is located in Sutter County
• South Yuba City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Yuba City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Yuba City
  • South Yuba City is located in Sutter County
• Binney Junction
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binney Junction
  • Binney Junction is located in Yuba 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 Sutter. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sutter.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sutter ...

Looking for more information about Sutter? 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 Sutter, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Sutter.

Adding Sutter to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sutter 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 Sutter was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Sutter post office opened in 1895.

We also found Sutter mentioned on a train schedule titled San Francisco, Napa & Calistoga Railroad Employees' Time Table #38 (April 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sutter.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sutter. 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/