Elverta, California

census-designated place in Sacramento County, California

Elverta is an unincorporated community northwest of Sacramento, California. It was named after Elverta Dike, whose husband donated property to a nearby church.[6] It is in Sacramento County, California. The postal code of the city is 95626. In 2020 there were 5,435 people living in Elverta.[3] Elverta is about 20 miles (32 km) from Sacramento, California, 2.5 miles (4.0 km) miles from Rio Linda, California, 6 miles (9.7 km) from Roseville, California, and 8.0 miles (12.9 km) from Antelope, California.

Elverta, California
Elverta, California is located in California
Elverta, California
Elverta, California
Position in California.
Coordinates: 38°42′50″N 121°27′46″W / 38.71389°N 121.46278°W / 38.71389; -121.46278 [1]
Country United States
State California
CountySacramento
Area
 • Total8.842 sq mi (22.90 km2)
 • Land8.842 sq mi (22.90 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation52 ft (16 m)
Population
 • Total5,435
 • Density610/sq mi (240/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
95626
Area code916, 279
FIPS code[4][5]06-22524
GNIS ID[1][5]1658496

History

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It was named after Elverta Dike, whose husband donated property to a nearby church.[6] The community of Elverta/Rio Linda is on the part on the land grant of Rancho Del Paso of 1844. In 1910, a company named Fruit Land Company of Minneapolis got 12,000 acres (49 km2) of the grant and in 1912 the area was splited with Elverta and Rio Linda.

Geography

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Elverta is an unincoporated community and it is part of the Sacramento metropolitan area; the metropolitan area including Sacramento (State capital and County seat of California), also Arden-Arcade and Roseville.

Elverta is at 38°42′50.4″N 121°27′46.8″W / 38.714000°N 121.463000°W / 38.714000; -121.463000 (38.723216, -121.45452)[7]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the unincorporated community has a total area of 8.8 square miles (22.9 square kilometers).

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Feature Detail Report for: Elverta". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved February 6, 2010.
  2. "2010 Census Gazetteer Files - Places - California". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Elverta CDP, California". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  4. "Elverta CDP QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 1, 2012. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
  5. 5.0 5.1 "FIPS55 Data: California". FIPS55 Data. United States Geological Survey. February 23, 2006. Archived from the original on June 18, 2006.
  6. 6.0 6.1 "Information of Elverta, California". ePodunk. Archived from the original on 2011-06-08. Retrieved 2010-08-05.
  7. "Elverta, CA 95626". CA HomeTownLocator. Retrieved 2010-08-09.

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