West Sacramento, CA Road Trips
Plan drives from West Sacramento, CA with practical route pages for distance, drive time, fuel cost, road character, and places to stop along the way.
Photo: Stephen Leonardi
Trip Routes
4
Longest Drive
434.7 mi
Riverside, CA
Quickest Drive
5h 15m
Bakersfield, CA
Plan Around West Sacramento, CA
Popular Incoming Routes
Useful if West Sacramento, CA is the arrival point and you want the strongest routes into the city first.
Continue From West Sacramento, CA
Good next legs if this city is only one stop in a longer road trip.
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West Sacramento, CA by the Numbers
Recent demographic snapshot from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
Population
54,496
Median Income
$90,791
Median Home Value
$497,100
Median Age
34.6
Source: US Census Bureau ACS 5-year (public domain). See our methodology for details.
West Sacramento, CA at a Glance
Founded
1987
Elevation
66 ft
Area
23 mi²
Notable People from West Sacramento, CA
A sampling of people born in West Sacramento, CA.
Steve Sax
1960
American baseball player
Landmarks & Historic Sites
Attractions and heritage-registered places located in West Sacramento, CA.
Tower Bridge
bridge in Sacramento and West Sacramento, California
City data from Wikidata (Q983600), available under CC0. Photos from Wikimedia Commons under their respective licenses. See our methodology for details.
Traveler Guide to West Sacramento, CA
West Sacramento is a city of 54,000 people (2019) in Yolo County in the Sacramento Valley of California. West Sacramento is on the west bank of the Sacramento River, opposite the city of Sacramento. The traditional industrial center of the region since the Gold Rush era, West Sacramento is home to a diverse economy.
1 The Ziggurat, 707 3rd Street. A ten-story, stepped pyramidal office building and adjacent five-story concrete parking structure on the shore of the Sacramento River built in 1997. Designed by Sacramento architect Edwin Kado to resemble the ancient Mesopotamian ziggurats, the building has been the California Department of General Services headquarters since 2001. (updated Apr 2021)
1 Chando's, 2530 Boatman Ave, ☏ +1 916-375-0075. Headquarters for the local Mexican chain with a cult following. It has been rewarded best restaurant in the region multiple times. (updated Oct 2021)
Holiday Inn Express, 2761 Evergreen Ave, ☏ +1 916-372-6900. Motel 6 Sacramento West, 1254 Halyard Dr, ☏ +1 916-372-3624, fax: +1 916 372-0849. Hampton Inn & Suites, 800 Stillwater Rd, ☏ +1 916-374-1909. Check-in: 3PM, check-out: noon. Rooms and suites with large work desk, free internet, flat screen TV. Guests have access to free parking, free hot breakfast, pool and fitness center. $120. 1 Echo Lodge, 1810 W Capitol Ave. 33 simply decorated, spacious rooms. $55. (updated Nov 2021)
Travel tips adapted from West Sacramento on Wikivoyage, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Content summarized; visit the source for the full article. See our methodology for how we use it.
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