Sacramento, CA is located in Sacramento County
. Sacramento County is located in the northern portion of the Central Valley, on into Gold Country, and extends from the low delta lands between the Sacramento River and San Joaquin River, including Suisun Bay, north to about ten miles beyond the State Capitol and east into the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains
. The county covers about 994 square miles (2,570 km2) and has a population of 1,572,453 as of January 1, 2023
. Sacramento 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
