Citrus Heights, California, United States

🇺🇸 Citrus Heights is a city in Sacramento County, California. Citrus Heights is part of the Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History Citrus Heights voters approved the measure to incorporate the City on November 5, 1996, effective January 1, 1997. The measure won, with 62.5% of the votes. The city incorporated on January 2, 1997 (January 1 according to the official city website), becoming the fifth city in Sacramento County.

Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 14.22 square miles (36.8 km²), all land.

Economy Citrus Heights has a mall (Sunrise Mall) and several other shopping centres and big-box stores (including Target and Lowe's, located in the Marketplace at Birdcage across the street from Sunrise Mall, as well as Walmart, Costco Wholesale, and Sam's Club).

Education Citrus Heights is primarily served by the San Juan Unified School District. San Juan is the ninth largest school district in California and serves a 75-square-mile (190 km²) area in north-east Sacramento County, including Citrus Heights. Within the city of Citrus Heights there are ten elementary schools, one middle school, and two high schools. These schools serve over 10,000 students from the city of Citrus Heights. San Juan Unified School District also offers other educational schools and programs such as a special education centres, adult schools, adult handicapped schools, preschool, and before- and after-school programs. Universities and colleges that serve the area include: University of California, Davis; California State University, Sacramento; American River College; Sierra College; McGeorge School of Law; Lincoln Law School of Sacramento; Golden Gate University; University of Phoenix; and National University.

Transport Citrus Heights is centrally located between the region's major freeways and highways. Interstate 80 passes through the west side of the city, and Interstate 5, U.S. Highway 50 and California State Route 99 are all located from three to 11 miles (18 km) from the city. The Business Interstate 80 freeway, otherwise known as the Capital City Freeway, begins near downtown Sacramento and ends a few miles south-west of Citrus Heights. Sacramento International Airport is located approximately 20 miles (32 km) west of the city, while rail transportation provided by Amtrak is accessible in Roseville (about 5 miles (8.0 km) north of the city). Public bus transportation is currently provided by the Sacramento Regional Transit District.

Police department In June 2006, the City of Citrus Heights formed its own police department. The department attracted lateral police officers from 62 different police agencies throughout California. Under the leadership of Chief of Police Christopher Boyd, the newly formed dep