West Sacramento, California

West Sacramento, California
City of West Sacramento
The Ziggurat Building on the Sacramento River in West Sacramento
The Ziggurat Building on the Sacramento River in West Sacramento
Nickname: 
West Sac
Location in Yolo County and the state of California
Location in Yolo County and the state of California
West Sacramento is located in California
West Sacramento
West Sacramento
Location in the State of California
West Sacramento is located in the United States
West Sacramento
West Sacramento
Location in the contiguous United States
Coordinates: 38°34′50″N 121°31′49″W / 38.58056°N 121.53028°W / 38.58056; -121.53028
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyYolo
IncorporatedJanuary 1, 1987[1]
Government
 • MayorMartha Guerrero [2]
 • City Council [5]Quirina Orozco[3]

Norma Alcala

Chris Ledesma
 • City managerAaron Laurel
 • State leg.Sen. Bill Dodd (D)
Asm. Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D)
 • U.S. CongressDoris Matsui (D)[4]
Area
 • Total22.80 sq mi (59.05 km2)
 • Land21.47 sq mi (55.61 km2)
 • Water1.33 sq mi (3.45 km2)  6.22%
Elevation20 ft (6 m)
Population
 • Total48,744
 • Estimate 
(2019)[9]
53,519
 • Density2,492.73/sq mi (962.46/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
95691, 95605
Area code(s)916 and 279
FIPS code06-84816
GNIS feature IDs1660149, 2412228
Websitewww.cityofwestsacramento.org

West Sacramento (also known as West Sac) is a city in Yolo County, California, United States. The city is separated from Sacramento by the Sacramento River, which also separates Sacramento and Yolo counties. It is a fast-growing community; the population was 53,915 at the 2020 census, up from 48,744 at the 2010 census. The traditional industrial center of the region since the Gold Rush era, West Sacramento is home to a diverse economy and is one of the area's top four employment centers.

The United States Conference of Mayors named West Sacramento as the Most Livable City in America in 2014 in the category of cities with fewer than 100,000 residents.[10]

West Sacramento is part of the Sacramento–Arden Arcade–Roseville Metropolitan Statistical Area which has a population (2000) of approximately 1,796,857 (July 1, 2016, estimate placed the population at 2,296,418).[11] Major industries to the region include agriculture, government, and transportation.

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  2. ^ "City Council | City of West Sacramento".
  3. ^ "City Council". City of West Sacramento. Archived from the original on January 13, 2013. Retrieved February 1, 2015.
  4. ^ "California's 6th Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC. Retrieved March 8, 2013.
  5. ^ "City Manager's Office | City of West Sacramento".
  6. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  7. ^ "West Sacramento". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 1, 2015.
  8. ^ "West Sacramento (city) QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 23, 2015. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
  9. ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  10. ^ "New Orleans & West Sacramento Named "Most Livable" Cities in America" (PDF) (Press release). Dallas, TX: The United States Conference of Mayors. June 21, 2014.
  11. ^ "Table 1a. Population in Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas in Alphabetical Order and Numerical and Percent Change for the United States and Puerto Rico: 1990 and 2000" (PDF), Census 2000, U.S. Census Bureau, December 30, 2003

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