Hood | |
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 Location of Hood in Sacramento County, California. | |
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| Coordinates: 38°22′06″N 121°31′03″W / 38.36833°N 121.51750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Sacramento |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.315 sq mi (0.82 km2) |
| • Land | 0.315 sq mi (0.82 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0% |
| Elevation | 7 ft (2 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 271 |
| • Density | 860/sq mi (330/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 95639 |
| Area code(s) | 916, 279 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 225528; 2583037 |
| U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hood, California; U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hood, California | |
Hood is a census-designated place[2] in Sacramento County, California, United States. Hood is located on the Sacramento River and California State Route 160 15 miles (24 km) south of downtown Sacramento. Hood has a post office with ZIP code 95639 that was established in 1912.[3] The community was named in 1910 after William Hood, chief engineer of the Southern Pacific Railroad.[4] The population was 271 at the 2010 census.
- ^ U.S. Census Archived 2012-01-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hood, California
- ^ ZIP Code Lookup
- ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 499. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.