Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 52 min5:40 am – 8:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 28 min7:18 am – 4:47 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 94°F, lows 61°FColdest month December: highs 56°F, lows 41°F19 in of rain a year, on about 38 dayswettest month JanuarySnow is rare90 days above 90°F, 4 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Sacramento 5 Ese station, 12 mi away
Nearby landmarksMather Lakelake · 2.9 miSan Joaquin Valley College - Rancho Cordovacollege · 4.8 miBlodgett Reservoirreservoir · 2.9 miCA State Parks Trailheadtrailhead · 5.0 miLake Natomalake · 5.4 miFolsom Lake Collegecollege · 8.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPrairie City State Vehicular Recreation Areastate recreation area · 2.9 mi · 1,277 acresMather Regional Parkpark · 2.3 mi · 1,145 acresHeron Landing Community Parkpark · 2.5 miFolsom Lake State Recreation Areastate recreation area · 4.9 mi · 123 acresAmerican River Accessstate recreation area · 5.0 mi · 60 acresLake Natomastate recreation area · 5.1 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes51 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 22 Jun 198950 mi away, near Pittsburg, CaliforniaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 28 Jul 202449 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighSacramento County, CA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Relatively HighRiver flooding Relatively HighEarthquake Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality54% of days had good air in 2025198 of 365 days measured162 moderate, 5 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 49, worst day 122main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Sacramento County monitors, CA
Drinking waterGolden State Water Co. - Cordovaserves 47,161 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation219 ft67 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSacramento Veterans Affairs Medical Center5.0 miPost officeRancho Cordova Post Office4.8 miTown hallRancho Cordova City Hall4.7 miPoliceSacramento County Sheriff's Office - East Division4.3 miFire stationSacramento Metropolitan Fire District Station 681.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 elementaryElementarySunrise Elementary School1.8 miElementaryRobert J McGarvey Elementary School1.9 miCollegeSan Joaquin Valley College - Rancho Cordova4.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSacramento International Airport SMF23 miInterstateI-8011 miUS highwayUS 504.5 miAmtrakRoseville, CA RSV14 miLight railSunrise Station (EB)Sacramento RT4.5 miCoachRoseville AmtrakAmtrak Chartered Vehicle14 miTransit6 stops within a mileSacramento RTSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 95741 ZIP area.
