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Elverta, California

Elverta
Census-designated place
Elverta is located in California
Elverta
Elverta
Position in California.
Coordinates: 38°42′50″N 121°27′46″W / 38.71389°N 121.46278°W / 38.71389; -121.46278Coordinates: 38°42′50″N 121°27′46″W / 38.71389°N 121.46278°W / 38.71389; -121.46278 
Country  United States
State  California
County Sacramento
Area
 • Total 8.842 sq mi (22.900 km2)
 • Land 8.842 sq mi (22.900 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation 52 ft (16 m)
Population (April 1, 2010)
 • Total 5,492
 • Density 620/sq mi (240/km2)
Time zone Pacific (UTC-8)
 • Summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP code 95626
Area code 916
FIPS code 06-22524
GNIS ID 1658496

Elverta is a census-designated place in Sacramento County, California, United States. It is part of the Sacramento metropolitan area, which includes Sacramento (the state capital and county seat), Arden-Arcade, and Roseville. It is about 20 miles (32 km) from Sacramento, 2.5 miles (4.0 km) from Rio Linda, 6 miles (9.7 km) from Roseville, and 8.0 miles (12.9 km) from Antelope. The population was 5,492 as of the 2010 census.

The ZIP code is 95626, which it shares with other areas of Sacramento County as well as parts of Placer and Sutter Counties.

The community has two street lights, very few hills, and no major bodies of water.

The unincorporated community was named for Elverta Dike, whose husband donated property to a local church. The Elverta/Rio Linda community is located on part of the Rancho Del Paso Mexican land grant of 1844. In 1910, a Fruit Land Company of Minneapolis acquired 12,000 acres (49 km2) of the Grant and in 1912 the area was subdivided. It also runs to the Rio Linda, California Bike Path.

Elverta is located at 38°42′50″N 121°27′46″W / 38.71389°N 121.46278°W / 38.71389; -121.46278 (38.7137910, -121.4627326).


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