Clay, California

CDP

small unincorporated community🌐 clay-ca.uscitysearch.com

Clay is a census-designated place in Sacramento County, California, United States. Clay sits at an elevation of 135 feet (41 m).

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About Clay

Clay is a small unincorporated community in central California.

Clay holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 6.76 square miles.

📰 Clay News Today

Update: Clay Fire in Sacramento County remains 100% contained by Sunday morning Sacramento Bee · Oct 4
“Doyle Lane: Master of Clay” Now on View at The Huntington Hyperallergic · Sep 25
California Arts Council Grants Awarded to Ink People and DreamMaker Projects: Veterans’ Clay Sessions, Field Guide to a Crisis, and DIY Art + Ecology Redheaded Blackbelt · Oct 3
Dean Clay Bull Obituary (2026) - Vacaville, CA - McCune Garden Chapel Legacy | Obituary · Sep 25
T&F @ Mt. SAC Relays & Bryan Clay Inv. soonersports.com · Sep 26

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What Makes Clay Unique

One of 6 places in the US named Clay — but the California one has a character all its own.
An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
Part of the fabric of California — one of 1,618 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.