Elverta, 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.

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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 [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
 • Density614.68/sq mi (237.33/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
95626
FIPS code[4][5]06-22524
GNIS ID[1][5]1658496

History

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

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).

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Feature Detail Report for: Elverta. Geographic Names Information SystemUnited States Geological Survey. Retrieved February 6, 2010.
  2. 2020 U.S. Gazetteer FilesUnited States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Elverta CDP, CaliforniaUnited States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  4. Elverta CDP QuickFactsUnited States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
  5. 5.0 5.1 FIPS55 Data: California. FIPS55 Data (February 23, 2006)United States Geological Survey.
  6. 6.0 6.1 Information of Elverta, CaliforniaePodunk. Retrieved 2010-08-05.
  7. Elverta, CA 95626CA HomeTownLocator. Retrieved 2010-08-09.

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