City
Citrus Heights
Citrus Heights is an incorporated city in Sacramento County with an estimated 2025 population of 86,348. It handles many rules and services inside its limits. The county still handles property records, taxes, courts, elections, public health, and many household programs.
Starting point
Confirm the address is inside local limits first.
If the address is inside Citrus Heights, city or town offices may handle local permits, code, and services. If it is outside limits, county routing may be the better first stop.
What changes the answer: A mailing city is not always the same as city government jurisdiction.
How local government works here
The city line changes some rules, but not every public office.
The mailing address can say Citrus Heights even when the property sits outside local limits. Check the city line before relying on a local rule or permit page.
City limits choose the local counter
Inside Citrus Heights, the city usually handles permits, zoning, parking, business licenses, and local code. Outside the city line, start with county planning or building.
The county still handles county work
Sacramento County handles property value and tax bills. It also handles deeds, court, elections, health, and many aid programs. Living inside Citrus Heights does not move those jobs to the city.
A provider can have its own boundary
Water, sewer, fire, schools, transit, trash, and power may belong to a special district or other provider. Use the address, parcel, or service bill to find the right agency.
Place answer
Citrus Heights building permits go through Citizen Access
Citrus Heights uses a Citizen Access portal for building permit applications, PDF uploads, payments, inspection requests, and permit status.
Read the full explanation2025 population
86,348
Land area
14.216 sq mi
Water area
0 sq mi
Local front desk
Start with the task in front of you.
Citrus Heights is incorporated. Start with the city for work inside its limits, while Sacramento County still handles property records, taxes, courts, elections, many benefits, and county alerts. Sacramento County is the public-health layer.
- Property Open the property-tax path
Assessed value, exemptions, tax bills, and appeals
Sacramento County assessor handles value and exemptions. The clerk of the board handles a formal value appeal. The tax collector handles the bill, payment, and penalties.
- Records Open the records path
Deeds, birth and death records, marriage records, and name changes
Sacramento County recorder is the usual deed and public-record door. Vital-record access depends on the record and year. A legal name change or divorce decree can involve Superior Court.
- Property work Open official city planning
Building permits, ADUs, zoning, code, water, and septic
Start with the city planning or building office for an address inside Citrus Heights. Start with the county for an address outside local limits.
Browse planning and building offices - Housing Open the housing path
Rent rules, repairs, notices, and eviction papers
Start with a local rent, housing, or code office if one serves the address. Court papers go to the Superior Court self-help path, and the deadline on the papers keeps running.
- Household help Open the benefits path
CalFresh, Medi-Cal, CalWORKs, General Assistance, and IHSS
Sacramento County social-services agency is the main local door. Coverage, food, cash aid, and in-home support remain separate programs with separate notices.
- Public health Open the health path
Vaccines, disease reporting, health records, and local health programs
Sacramento County public health is the local health jurisdiction. Health coverage and benefits still use separate program doors.
- Business Open official business licensing
Business setup, seller's permits, local licenses, and regulated work
State filings and tax accounts do not replace Citrus Heights zoning, licensing, building, fire, or health approvals for the address.
Browse business licensing offices - Neighborhood services Open official service requests
Potholes, streetlights, graffiti, trash, and service requests
For a city-owned street or service inside Citrus Heights, start with the local request system. County roads, Caltrans routes, utilities, private property, and separate service providers use different doors.
Browse city service-request systems - School and care Open the school and care path
School enrollment, student records, and child-care checks
The school district handles assignment and records. County offices can help with some family services, while the state licenses child-care facilities.
- Parking Open the parking path
Residential, guest, overnight, and local parking permits
A local parking permit is separate from a citation, moving ticket, and toll notice. Match the permit to the address, vehicle, district, or parking facility.
- Tickets Open the ticket path
Traffic court, parking citations, and toll notices
Sacramento County Superior Court handles traffic court matters. A city or issuing agency handles parking. The toll operator handles toll notices.
- Safety Open the emergency path
Emergency alerts, evacuations, smoke, roads, and power
Use the county or city alert system for local warnings. Follow the local emergency office for evacuation wording, then use the state fire, smoke, road, and utility sources for the matching layer.
Official city doors
Start local when the address is inside Citrus Heights.
The official website is always here. Direct service links appear only when the California Porch source trail supports them; an unlisted service has not been guessed.
County handoff
Keep the county layer close.
Citrus Heights does not replace the county for records, property taxes, courts, elections, benefits, public health, or county alerts. The official doors stay together below.
Sacramento County
Practical notes
Office, map, permit, and paperwork notes for Citrus Heights
Place answer · Rules and licenses · Reviewed July 4, 2026
Citrus Heights business licenses go through several city reviews
Citrus Heights lets businesses apply or renew online, but local licenses may still be reviewed by building, planning, police, and finance staff depending on the business.
Place answer · Home and property · Reviewed July 4, 2026
Citrus Heights service requests have a public-works lane
Citrus Heights' Service Requests page gives residents a direct way to ask Public Works about street signs, street lights, transportation, stormwater, and other city-service issues.
Place answer · Home and property · Reviewed July 6, 2026
Citrus Heights trash service is built around Republic carts
Citrus Heights residents use Republic Services for garbage, recycling, and organics, with cart choices and neighborhood clean-up schedules worth checking by street.
Countywide answer · Rules and licenses · Reviewed June 30, 2026
Sacramento County planning starts with unincorporated status
Sacramento County tells applicants to check whether they are in the unincorporated area before using its planning path.
County practical note · Rules and licenses · Reviewed July 3, 2026
Sacramento County recorded documents start with the index
Sacramento County Clerk/Recorder has an online recorded-document index that can help identify deeds, deeds of trust, liens, assignments, and other recorded papers before you order or visit.
County practical note · Rules and licenses · Reviewed July 4, 2026
Sacramento 311 is the city service request shortcut
Sacramento 311 handles non-emergency city service requests and questions, including potholes, abandoned vehicles, illegal dumping, and many other city-service problems.
Stories & Notes
Stories and local context in Sacramento County
Place story · History and culture
Rusch Home gives Citrus Heights an old ranch-house anchor
Historic Rusch Home and Gardens connects Citrus Heights to the Volle and Rusch family story, a 1914 Craftsman home, Rusch Park, and a preserved garden setting.
Place story · Outdoors
Arcade-Cripple Creek Trail links Citrus Heights parks and schools
Citrus Heights' Arcade-Cripple Creek Trail is a 3.45-mile multi-use trail connecting neighborhoods with parks, schools, Sunrise MarketPlace, crossings, lighting, and landscaping.
Countywide story · History and culture
Locke is a small Delta town with a rare Chinese American story
Locke in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta is one of California's clearest places to see Chinese American agricultural, business, and community history in a still-standing rural town.
County place story · History and culture
Sacramento's Capitol took years and a lot of patience
California's Capitol building in Sacramento took 14 years to complete, with money trouble, materials, politics, and the river setting all shaping the work.
County place story · History and culture
The Railroad Museum makes Sacramento's train story easy to see
The California State Railroad Museum in Old Sacramento uses restored locomotives, cars, exhibits, and archives to show why railroads mattered so much here.
County place story · History and culture
Historic Folsom is easiest to read on foot
Folsom's self-guided historic walking tour links Sutter Street, Leidesdorff Plaza, the railroad turntable and depot, the Truss Bridge, and the American River.
County place story · History and culture
Sacramento's old city cemetery reads like an outdoor history walk
Sacramento Historic City Cemetery is a 30-acre outdoor history museum, with old paths, monuments, gardens, and city memory near Broadway.
County place story · History and culture
The Strauss Festival gives Elk Grove a waltz-on-the-water tradition
Elk Grove's Strauss Festival grew from one resident's Vienna-inspired idea into a long-running local performance tradition in Elk Grove Park.