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Hood
CaliforniaCDP
Hood
Total population
317
Median home value
$0
Bachelor's+
Median income
$0
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
- Heat Advisory · ModerateHeat Advisory issued October 1 at 9:34AM PDT until October 5 at 10:00PM PDT by NWS Sacramento CA
Source: NOAA National Weather Service.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Hood is a census-designated place in Sacramento County, California, United States. As of the 2020 census, Hood had a population of 244. 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.
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History
The community was named in 1910 after William Hood, chief engineer of the Southern Pacific Railroad. The population was 244 at the 2020 census.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 0.3 square mile (0.8 km2), all land.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Hood, CA from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Franklin HighHigh · Elk Grove · 2,587 students · 22.7:1 ratio
- Monterey Trail HighHigh · Elk Grove · 2,353 students · 22:1 ratio
- Laguna Creek HighHigh · Elk Grove · 2,231 students · 21.9:1 ratio
- Cosumnes Oaks HighHigh · Elk Grove · 2,212 students · 22.8:1 ratio
- John F. Kennedy HighHigh · Sacramento · 1,971 students · 23.7:1 ratio
- Elk Grove HighHigh · Elk Grove · 1,774 students · 20.2:1 ratio
- Florin HighHigh · Sacramento · 1,676 students · 18:1 ratio
- Valley HighHigh · Sacramento · 1,612 students · 19.4:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in California
- Franklin2.9 mi away · pop. 233
- Fruitridge Pocket11.7 mi away
- El Macero15.2 mi away
- Arden-Arcade17.5 mi away
- Elmira21.3 mi away
- Citrus Heights25.6 mi away · pop. 86,995
- Allendale25.8 mi away · pop. 1,734
- Orangevale27.2 mi away
- Knights Landing31.6 mi away
- Granite Bay32.9 mi away
- El Dorado Hills33 mi away
- Plymouth36.3 mi away
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Hood
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire GANN, Calaveras, CaliforniaWildfires · 2026-08-03 · 44 mi
- Wildfire FELIZ, Mendocino, CaliforniaWildfires · 2026-08-01 · 99 mi
- Wildfire LUCAS, Lake, CaliforniaWildfires · 2026-09-10 · 100 mi
- Wildfire LUCAS, Lake, CaliforniaWildfires · 2026-09-10 · 100 mi
- Wildfire FLORISTON, Nevada, CaliforniaWildfires · 2026-09-16 · 107 mi
- Wildfire DOME, Mariposa, CaliforniaWildfires · 2026-09-15 · 117 mi
- Wildfire Hawk, Washoe, NevadaWildfires · 2026-08-22 · 117 mi
- Wildfire Hawk, Washoe, NevadaWildfires · 2026-08-22 · 117 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET