SacramentoCalifornia
Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California.
Intro: Wikipedia
About Sacramento
Sacramento is a big city in northwestern California counting 535,798 people who proudly call it home. It ranks as the 6th largest city in California and the 35th largest in the entire United States.
Sacramento holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 98.65 square miles, giving it a compact, walkable footprint at roughly 5,431 residents per square mile.
📰 Sacramento News Today
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Sacramento Unique
- A top-25 city in California by population (#6 of 482 incorporated places).
- Ranked #35 in the United States by population.
- Positioned in northwestern California, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- A deep job market and services that draw people from across the region.
- Serious economic gravity — one of the region's employment and cultural hubs.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.
📍 Neighborhoods in Sacramento
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Sacramento
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- California State Capitol Museum · Museum
- California State Railroad Museum · Museum
- Crocker Art Museum · Museum
- Leland Stanford Mansion · Museum
- Medical History Museum · Museum
- Old Sacramento Schoolhouse Museum · Museum
- Raging Waters Sacramento · Theme park
- SMUD Museum of Science and Curiosity · Museum
- Sacramento Archives and Museum Collection Center Library · Museum
- Sacramento History Museum · Museum
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Sacramento
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Sacramento
- American Lakes
- Bannon Creek
- Discovery High
- H. Allen Hight Elementary
- Heron
- Inderkum High
- Jefferson
- Natomas High
- Natomas Middle
- Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep
- Natomas Park Elementary
- Two Rivers Elementary
- Westlake Charter
- Witter Ranch Elementary
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare
- Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento ★★★★ (4/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Sacramento ★★★★ (4/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
- University Of California Davis Medical Center ★★★★ (4/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
- Mercy General Hospital ★★★ (3/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
- Methodist Hospital Of Sacramento ★★★ (3/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
- Kaiser Foundation Hosp So Sacramento ★★ (2/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
- Shriners Hospitals For Children Northern Calif · Childrens
- Bhc Sierra Vista Hospital, Inc · Psychiatric
Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.