Placer County, California

Placer County, California
Images from top, left to right: The Auburn Courthouse, a panorama of a forested area, Lake Tahoe in Kings Beach
Flag of Placer County, California
Official seal of Placer County, California
Map
Interactive map of Placer County
Location in the state of California
Location in the state of California
Coordinates: 39°04′N 120°44′W / 39.06°N 120.73°W / 39.06; -120.73
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
RegionsSacramento Valley, Sierra Nevada
Metro areaGreater Sacramento
IncorporatedApril 25, 1851[1]
Named forPlacer mining, a reference to the area being a center of the California Gold Rush
County seatAuburn
Largest cityRoseville
Government
 • TypeCouncil–CEO
 • Body
Board of Supervisors[2]
  • Bonnie Gore
  • Shanti Landon
  • Jim Holmes
  • Suzanne Jones
  • Cindy Gustafson
 • ChairSuzanne Jones
 • Vice ChairBonnie Gore
 • County Executive OfficerDaniel J. Chatigny
Area
 • Total1,502 sq mi (3,890 km2)
 • Land1,407 sq mi (3,640 km2)
 • Water95 sq mi (250 km2)
Highest elevation9,044 ft (2,757 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total404,739
 • Density270/sq mi (100/km2)
Time zoneUTC−8 (Pacific Time Zone)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−7 (Pacific Daylight Time)
Area codes530, 916, 279
FIPS code06-061
GNIS feature ID277295
Congressional district3rd
Websitewww.placer.ca.gov
Gold specimen from the Eagle's Nest Mine, a source of specimen gold in Placer County

Placer County (/ˈplæsər/ PLASS-ər; Placer, Spanish for "sand deposit"), officially the County of Placer, is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 404,739.[4] The county seat is Auburn.[5]

Placer County is included in the Greater Sacramento metropolitan area. It is in both the Sacramento Valley and Sierra Nevada regions, in what is known as the Gold Country. The county stretches roughly 65 miles (105 km) from Sacramento's suburbs at Roseville to the Nevada border and the shore of Lake Tahoe.

  1. ^ "Placer County". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
  2. ^ "Board of Supervisors | Placer County, CA".
  3. ^ "Mount Baldy-West Ridge". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
  4. ^ "Placer County, California". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  5. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.