Galt, CA Road Trips
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2
Longest Drive
411.5 mi
Riverside, CA
Quickest Drive
6h 40m
Los Angeles, CA
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Galt, CA by the Numbers
Recent demographic snapshot from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
Population
25,665
Median Income
$86,327
Median Home Value
$465,700
Median Age
38.7
Source: US Census Bureau ACS 5-year (public domain). See our methodology for details.
Galt, CA at a Glance
Founded
1869
Elevation
52 ft
Area
6 mi²
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Traveler Guide to Galt, CA
Galt is a small town in Sacramento County, California, at the northern end of the San Joaquin Valley.
Galt is a rural town created in 1869 when the Central Pacific Railroad Company built the first transcontinental railway across the US. While hardly a tourist attraction in itself, it has a pleasant enough old town and makes a convenient base for visiting the vineyards of Lodi only a few min south of town. Libertarians will have to shrug like Atlas: the town was named after its founder John McFarland's Canadian home town of Galt, now a part of Cambridge, Ontario, and has no connection to Ayn Rand's character.
1 Brewster House, 206 5th St. Galt's top attraction (don't get too excited) is this two-story Italianate wooden house dating from the founding of the town in 1869, now listed in the National Register of Historic Places. No entry. (updated Oct 2023)
1 La Quinta Galt Lodi North, 1080 N Lincoln Way. Opened 2022, almost certainly the nicest digs in Galt. Tastefully decorated modern rooms, indoor pool, solid breakfast included. Only downside is the location right off Route 99, convenient enough for travel but a bit noisy and not walking distance to town (or anything, really). $150. (updated Oct 2023)
Galt is about 30 min south of Sacramento on California State Route 99. Cargo trains continue to trundle through Galt, but there is no direct passenger service. Lodi, a few minutes south, has 4 Amtrak trains daily.
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