Incorporated in 1850, Sacramento County was one of the original 27 counties of California. Sacramento is the county’s largest city and capital city. It became the state capital in 1854.

Sacramento County encompasses approximately 994 square miles in the middle of the 400-mile long Central Valley, which is California's prime agricultural region. The County is bordered by Contra Costa and San Joaquin Counties on the south, Amador and El Dorado Counties on the east, Placer and Sutter Counties on the north, and Yolo and Solano Counties on the west.

Sacramento County extends from the low delta lands between the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers north to about ten miles beyond the State Capitol and east to the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The southernmost portion of Sacramento County has direct access to the San Francisco Bay.

People all across the country are recognizing Sacramento as the place to be in California-one of the Golden State's fastest growing and most desirable places to live, work and raise a family.

The region is now a prime place to be-and it's still close to recreational attractions, such as Lake Tahoe, ski resorts, the Mother Lode and Napa Valley, that make weekend getaways a breeze.

We are proud to be a part of a thriving community whose future is growing, thanks in part to newly relocating residents and businesses and their discovery of the special place they have chosen.