Yuba City, CA Metro Area
The Yuba City, CA metro area is made up of 2 counties in California: Sutter and Yuba. About 187,478 people lived there on July 1, 2025 (Census estimate), 3.5% more than in April 2020.
- Population, July 2025
- 187,478 3.5% more than in April 2020
- Type
- Metropolitan statistical area
- Counties
- 2, both central
- Land area
- 1,235 sq mi (3,198 km²)
- Time zone
- Pacific TimeUTC-08:00 in January; UTC-07:00 in July
- State
- California
- Combined statistical area
- Sacramento-Roseville, CA
- CBSA code
- 49700
Counties in the Yuba City, CA metro area, largest first
| County | Role | Population, July 2025 | Share of the area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sutter County | Central | 98,787 | 52.7% |
| Yuba County | Central | 88,691 | 47.3% |
A central county holds the area’s core, an urban area of at least 50,000 people. This area has no outlying counties: no neighboring county sends enough commuters to join it. A county belongs to one metro or micro area at most, and it counts whole, countryside included.
Principal city
- Yuba City69,471 people
OMB names the area after its largest principal cities. A principal city is the area’s largest city, plus any other city that is very large or a big job center, and smaller ones with at least as many jobs as working residents (2020 Census and commuting figures). People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates.
Part of the Sacramento-Roseville, CA combined statistical area
OMB joins neighboring metro and micro areas into a combined statistical area when enough people commute between them. The other 2 areas in this one, largest first:
- Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metro Area2,477,274 people
- Truckee-Grass Valley, CA Micro Area101,911 people
Bordering metro and micro areas, nearest first
Areas with a county on this area’s edge. Distances are straight lines between the areas’ largest cities.
- Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metro Area40 mi south
- Chico, CA Metro Area44 mi north
- Truckee-Grass Valley, CA Micro Area79 mi east
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