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Placer County, California

Placer County, California, has 442,081 residents (July 2025 estimate). Its county seat is Auburn. It uses Pacific Time and covers 1,407 sq mi (3,645 km²) of land.

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Resident population, July 2025
442,081
Land area
1,407 sq mi (3,645 km²)
County seat or government
Auburn
Time zone
Pacific TimeUTC-08:00 in January; UTC-07:00 in July
Median household income
$115,998 ± $2,483
Median home value
$688,100 ± $5,556
Median rent, with utilities
$2,069 ± $44
Homes lived in by their owners
74.8% ± 0.8 points
County type
County
Metro or micro area
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro areaCentral county
Water area
94.8 sq mi (246 km²)
State
California
County code (FIPS)
06061
Coordinates (central point)
39.062032, -120.722718
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These coordinates mark a central point for the area, not a street address. Income, home value, rent and homes lived in by their owners: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, ± margin at 90% confidence; checked on October 13, 2026.

Time zones in Placer County

Time zoneLocal time and UTC offsetNext clock change
Pacific TimeAmerica/Los_AngelesUTC-08:00 in January; UTC-07:00 in July. Enable JavaScript for the live clock.Enable JavaScript for upcoming changes.

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ZIP Code areas, largest first

  1. 9574783,902 people
  2. 9564857,459 people
  3. 9567845,346 people
  4. 9576543,871 people
  5. 9566132,589 people
  6. 9567729,206 people
  7. 9560328,432 people
  8. 9574622,985 people
  9. 9560219,701 people
  10. 9616119,634 people
  11. 9565013,405 people
  12. 957139,448 people
All 34
  1. 956316,946 people
  2. 956585,894 people
  3. 956265,595 people
  4. 957224,092 people
  5. 961453,441 people
  6. 961433,222 people
  7. 956633,090 people
  8. 957032,589 people
  9. 956811,267 people
  10. 961401,171 people
  11. 961461,154 people
  12. 95701984 people
  13. 96142725 people
  14. 96141609 people
  15. 96148562 people
  16. 95728516 people
  17. 95668515 people
  18. 95714394 people
  19. 95736331 people
  20. 9571561 people
  21. 9571755 people
  22. 9560427 people

34 ZIP Code areas overlap Placer County. People counts are 2020–2024 estimates for each whole ZIP area. Mailing ZIPs can differ; check an address with USPS ZIP Code Lookup.

Official county information

We don’t have a website for this county yet. The US government’s local-office directory ↗ lists its offices. A geographic lookup cannot determine eligibility, tax liability or a court obligation.

School districts in Placer County, largest first

  1. Roseville Joint Union High School District197,765 people
  2. Roseville City Elementary School District116,183 people
  3. Placer Union High School District94,148 people
  4. Rocklin Unified School District70,854 people
  5. Western Placer Unified School District59,881 people
  6. Dry Creek Joint Elementary School District53,723 people
  7. Auburn Union Elementary School District33,618 people
  8. Center Joint Unified School District32,637 people
  9. Tahoe-Truckee Unified School District31,087 people
  10. Eureka Union Elementary School District27,859 people
  11. Loomis Union Elementary School District25,403 people
  12. Placer Hills Union Elementary School District14,810 people
All 21
  1. Foresthill Union Elementary School District6,946 people
  2. Colfax Elementary School District5,403 people
  3. Ackerman Elementary School District3,504 people
  4. Elverta Joint Elementary School District3,094 people
  5. Twin Rivers Unified School District (9-12)3,094 people
  6. Newcastle Elementary School District2,898 people
  7. East Nicolaus Joint Union High School District2,397 people
  8. Alta-Dutch Flat Union Elementary School District1,566 people
  9. Pleasant Grove Joint Union Elementary School District636 people

Districts with land in the county; a district can cross county lines. People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. A district boundary doesn’t decide which school a student attends.

Tribal areas in Placer County, largest first

  1. Auburn Rancheria and Off-Reservation Trust Land0 people

American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian areas as the Census Bureau maps them, with at least 2% of their area here, water included. These lines don’t decide membership, jurisdiction or land status.

Cities, towns and communities, largest first

These areas overlap the mapped boundary; an overlap does not mean that every address belongs to both.

  1. Roseville, California (city)155,955 people
  2. Rocklin, California (city)73,327 people
  3. Lincoln, California (city)52,956 people
  4. Granite Bay, California (CDP)21,673 people
  5. Auburn, California (city)13,768 people
  6. North Auburn, California (CDP)13,480 people
  7. Loomis, California (town)6,853 people
  8. Meadow Vista, California (CDP)3,162 people
  9. Kings Beach, California (CDP)2,736 people
  10. Colfax, California (city)2,407 people
  11. Sunnyside-Tahoe City, California (CDP)1,599 people
  12. Newcastle, California (CDP)1,585 people
All 23
  1. Foresthill, California (CDP)1,483 people
  2. Dollar Point, California (CDP)1,477 people
  3. Sheridan, California (CDP)1,183 people
  4. Penryn, California (CDP)1,114 people
  5. Cedar Flat, California (CDP)1,089 people
  6. Tahoe Vista, California (CDP)1,048 people
  7. Tahoma, California (CDP)873 people
  8. Alta, California (CDP)656 people
  9. Carnelian Bay, California (CDP)391 people
  10. Dutch Flat, California (CDP)200 people
  11. Kingvale, California (CDP)0 people

Bordering areas, nearest first

Distances are straight lines between map points.

  1. Nevada County, California16 mi north
  2. El Dorado County, California22 mi southeast
  3. Yuba County, California36 mi northwest
  4. Carson City, Nevada53 mi east
  5. Sutter County, California53 mi west
  6. Sacramento County, California54 mi southwest
  7. Douglas County, Nevada61 mi east
  8. Washoe County, Nevada128 mi northeast

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Areas that only touch the edge

These areas meet the boundary only along a sliver. Most addresses here are not in them; for an address near the line, check with the county.