Gold River

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Gold River

Total population

7,924

Median home value

$724,400

65.6%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$175,120

Gold River$175k

National$74k

Elevation37 m

Land area7.05 km²

Weather87°F · Sunny

Coordinates38.63°, -121.25°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Gold River is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sacramento County, California, United States. The population was 7,844 at the 2020 census, down from 7,912 at the 2010 census. Gold River is part of the Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville Metropolitan Statistical Area. With a median family income of $141,399 according to U.S. Census Bureau in 2021, Gold River is the highest-income community in Sacramento County.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Gold River, CA from NOAA NWS API.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Brenda Song

American actress and model (born 1988)

John Daly

American professional golfer

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Laura Ling

American journalist

Carrie Vaughn

American writer

Bryan Clauson

American racing driver (1989–2016)

Denver S. Church

American politician (1862-1952)

Randall Bal

American swimmer, world champion, former world record-holder

Mandisa

American singer

Manny Parra

Major League Baseball pitcher in the Cincinnati Reds

Taylor Graham

American soccer player

Miles Burris

American football player

Angel Deradoorian

American musician

Bobby Keefe

American baseball player

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Brett Faryniarz

American football player

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Brian Johnson

American soccer midfielder, born 1974

Britani Bateman

American actress

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in California

• Orangevale
  4.5 mi away
• Citrus Heights
  5.1 mi away · pop. 86,995
• Arden-Arcade
  7.5 mi away
• Granite Bay
  10.2 mi away
• El Dorado Hills
  11.4 mi away
• Fruitridge Pocket
  12.9 mi away
• Penryn
  15.9 mi away
• Newcastle
  17.7 mi away
• Auburn
  20.7 mi away · pop. 13,768
• Franklin
  21.3 mi away · pop. 233
• North Auburn
  22.9 mi away
• Plymouth
  23.7 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Gold River

The age of gold

Henry William Brands · 2002

Rivers of Gold

Brent M. Haddad · 1999

Gold! Gold from the American River! : January 24, 1848

Don Brown · 2011

What I Saw In California

Edwin Bryant · 1848

Death Valley in '49

William Lewis Manly · 1894

Rivers of gold

J. L. Reasoner · 1995

Three years in California [1846-1849]

Walter Colton · 1850

California Gold Rush and the Klondike Gold Rush

Charles River Charles River Editors · 2018

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire GANN, Calaveras, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-03 · 44 mi
• Wildfire FLORISTON, Nevada, California
  Wildfires · 2026-09-16 · 84 mi
• Wildfire Hawk, Washoe, Nevada
  Wildfires · 2026-08-22 · 94 mi
• Wildfire Hawk, Washoe, Nevada
  Wildfires · 2026-08-22 · 94 mi
• Wildfire Bug, Lassen, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-08 · 100 mi
• Wildfire LUCAS, Lake, California
  Wildfires · 2026-09-10 · 103 mi
• Wildfire LUCAS, Lake, California
  Wildfires · 2026-09-10 · 103 mi
• Wildfire FELIZ, Mendocino, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-01 · 106 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).