Freeport Water Tower, 2013
Freeport’s story
162 years in pictures
The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2013 and 4 maps from 1952 on.
- 1864Freeport is settled
FreeportCA
A town, settled in 1864.
Is Freeport a good place to live?
Freeport’s July high is 93°F, against 89°F in California’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns. We don’t grade Freeport yet; the figures below are still real.
Nearby attractions
All 89 attractions →Sutter's Fort and 38 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Freeport. Close and well known come first.
8 mi State parkSutter's Fort
13 mi Stadium & arenaARCO Arena
8 mi Stadium & arenaHornet Stadium
8 mi State parkGovernor's Mansion State Historic Park
8 mi MuseumCalifornia State Railroad Museum500K visitors a year
8 mi State parkLeland Stanford Mansion State Historic ParkSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Sutter's Fort: Ian Howard, CC BY 2.5 · ARCO Arena: CLopez63, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hornet Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Governor's Mansion State Historic Park: Mark James Miller, CC BY 3.0 · California State Railroad Museum: The original uploader was Swampyank at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Leland Stanford Mansion State Historic Park: M.Mierzwa. MCalamari at en.wikipedia, Public domain
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Getting set up
Moving to Freeport: who provides what
Freeport is unincorporated, so Sacramento County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerSacramento Municipal Util Dist18.9¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterFreeport Marina water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & county servicesSacramento CountySacramento County provides services here
Register to voteOnlineIn California you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 15 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereCounty of Sacramento Voter Registration and ElectionsSacramento County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jul 2025
ZIP code9583295832 100%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Freeport.
Natural hazards
Freeport faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by drought
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 69% of U.S. communities.
69risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
DroughtEarthquakesInland flooding
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
In Freeport, expect mild winters and hot summers
Freeport has mild winters and hot summers, with very little rain. Freeport’s January low is 39°F, where California’s towns sit at 40°F and U.S. towns at 22°F.
93°summer high
Typical low → high °F
Winter40–58°
Spring48–74°
Summer59–91°
Fall50–78°
Dec 2
typical first frost
Feb 2
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
93°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health
A larger share of adults in Freeport sleep under 7 hours than in the typical California or U.S. town
44% of Freeport adults sleep under 7 hours. Freeport beats the California average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 21. 12% of Freeport adults binge drink.
| Freeport | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 36% | 33% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 68% | 72% | 79% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 35% | 36% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 16% | 14% |
32 measures vs. California
2 better9 too close to call21 worse
| What stands out | Freeport | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4% | 6.4% |
| Fewer binge drinkers | 12.4% | 15.3% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 12.3% | 7.3% |
Kaiser Foundation Hospital So Sacramento
4.3 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
$599Kmedian sale price
1
homes sold in April
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 32 acres
0.7 mi
of trails
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Old Sacramento State Historic Park | 0.5 mi | 9 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Freeport
15pages on Freeport
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
7 within 15 miles of the center of Freeport
California Northstate UniversityUniversity or college · Private for-profit · Elk Grove4.1 mi$57,463 tuitionCosumnes River CollegeCommunity college · Public · Sacramento4.3 mi$1,288 in-state tuitionCalifornia State University-SacramentoUniversity or college · Public · Sacramento7.9 mi$8,018 in-state tuition
Freeport’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Freeport.
SacramentoFreeport
How the neighbors grade
| Town | CA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freeport | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sacramento | #509 | C− | D | D | B− | B |
Freeport isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Freeport with a neighbor →
Questions about Freeport
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Freeport, CA a good place to live?
We don’t grade Freeport yet; the figures below are still real.