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Census-designated place · Census GEOID 0601276
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Alta, CA is a Census-designated place in Placer County, California — this guide covers houses in Alta and the whole local market: resale homes, condos, land, and new construction.
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Alta market snapshot
Place type
Census-designated place
County
Placer County
Map pin
39.215685, -120.798509
Census GEOID
0601276
Land area
2.38 sq mi
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Census-designated place
The U.S. Census Bureau lists Alta as a Census-designated place in Placer County, California — a settled community that is not an incorporated city, town, or village. This page uses the same /california/alta/ guide pattern as incorporated places.
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County guide: Placer County — cities, market context, and local resources for the county that includes Alta.
USAHouses.com also publishes Census place pages for other communities in the same county as Alta.
Nearby communities include Dutch Flat, Colfax, Foresthill, Meadow Vista, North Auburn, Auburn, Newcastle, Penryn, Sunnyside-Tahoe City, Sheridan, Loomis, Lincoln, Dollar Point, Granite Bay, Rocklin, Cedar Flat.
Dutch Flat market data
Nearby city · ~2.0 mi
Colfax market data
Nearby city · ~11.8 mi
Foresthill market data
Nearby city · ~14.6 mi
Meadow Vista market data
Nearby city · ~19.6 mi
North Auburn market data
Nearby city · ~24.9 mi
Auburn market data
Nearby city · ~26.7 mi
Newcastle market data
Nearby city · ~30.0 mi
Penryn market data
Nearby city · ~32.3 mi
Sunnyside-Tahoe City market data
Nearby city · ~33.9 mi
Sheridan market data
Nearby city · ~34.0 mi
Loomis market data
Nearby city · ~35.2 mi
Lincoln market data
Nearby city · ~35.5 mi
Dollar Point market data
Nearby city · ~36.9 mi
Granite Bay market data
Nearby city · ~37.2 mi
Rocklin market data
Nearby city · ~37.2 mi
Cedar Flat market data
Nearby city · ~37.7 mi
Adjacent-county Census places with USAHouses.com pages: Washington (~9.9 mi), Nevada City (~12.9 mi), Grass Valley (~13.6 mi), Alta Sierra (~14.8 mi), Graniteville (~16.1 mi), Alleghany (~17.5 mi), Pike (~18.2 mi), Rough and Ready (~18.2 mi), Lake of the Pines (~18.7 mi), North San Juan (~19.7 mi), Kingvale (~20.6 mi), Camptonville (~21.1 mi), Georgetown (~21.1 mi), Penn Valley (~21.2 mi), Lake Wildwood (~21.4 mi), Soda Springs (~23.7 mi).
Census & home facts
Alta data from published sources
County FHFA annual change (2025)
0.91%
Census place type
CDP
County
Placer County
Land area (Census Gazetteer 2024)
2.38 sq mi
Census GEOID
0601276
Census ACS, FHFA, and FRED figures are labeled with the year present in existing CSVs. Subject to change / confirm locally.
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