Rosebud Ranch · National Register of Historic Places
Hood’s story
114 years in pictures
The archive holds 5 maps from 1908 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
- 1912Hood is settled
HoodCA
Home to 317 people, the town was settled in 1912.
Rosebud Ranch · Photo: Katiebug7 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
317
Census survey, 2020–24
Median age
21.7
years
Jobs based here
1
A commuter town
Settled
1912
114 years ago
Is Hood a good place to live?
8.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Hood, against 29% in California’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. Rosebud Ranch is on the National Register of Historic Places. Hood has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Small town
317 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Hood.
Work & commute
With only 0.0 jobs per working resident, most people in Hood work out of town
0%work in town
The top destinations are Sacramento (15%), Stockton (10%) and Walnut Grove (5%). Half the trips to work are shorter than 24 miles. In Hood, 12% of residents live below the poverty line.
Where working residents work
In Hood0%
Sacramento15%
Stockton10%
Walnut Grove5%
Lodi4%
24 mi
median commute distance
1
jobs based in Hood
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazards
Hood faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by drought
69risk score of 100
On expected storm and flood damage, Hood sits above 69% of U.S. communities. Expected losses in Hood break down as 65% from drought and 25% from earthquakes. Also worth knowing: households in the town have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2022.
FEMA risk score
DroughtEarthquakesInland flooding
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
Mild winters and hot summers: that is Hood’s year
93°summer high
July afternoons reach 93°, January nights drop to 39° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
Winter40–58°
Spring48–74°
Summer58–91°
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
How healthy Hood is
16% of Hood adults report frequent physical distress. This California town does better than the California average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 4.
| Hood | Typical California town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 71% | 72% | 79% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 22% | 19% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 9% | 8.1% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
32 measures vs. California
1 better27 too close to call4 worse
| What stands out | Hood | CA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 62.5% | 57.5% |
| More adults with COPD | 6.4% | 5.1% |
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento
8.4 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Outdoors
4.6% of Hood is conserved land
4.6%conserved
There are 0.1 miles of trail across 2 parks and preserves. The concentration of trails in Hood is 0.3 miles per square mile. Together, the parks and preserves in Hood cover 19 acres.
| Hood | Typical California town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.6% | 4.3% | 4.3% |
4.6%
conserved · 9 of 202 acres
0.1 mi
of trails · 0.3 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Old Sacramento State Historic Park | — | 18 |
| 2. Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Hood
15pages on Hood
The big questions
Out and about
Nearby attractions
All 114 attractions →Sutter's Fort and 39 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hood. Close and well known come first.
14 mi State parkSutter's Fort
19 mi Stadium & arenaARCO Arena
15 mi State parkGovernor's Mansion State Historic Park
14 mi Stadium & arenaHornet Stadium
15 mi MuseumCalifornia State Railroad Museum500K visitors a year
14 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 · Governor's Mansion State Historic Park: Mark James Miller, CC BY 3.0 · Hornet Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · 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 Hood: who provides what
Hood is unincorporated, so Sacramento County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerSacramento Municipal Util Dist18.9¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterHood Water Maintence Dist [sws]1 health-based violation 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 code9563995639 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.
A commuter town
100% of working residents leave Hood for work
Where Hood’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
1jobs based in Hood
0%of working residents work in town
24 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
After high school
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Hood
California Northstate UniversityUniversity or college · Private for-profit · Elk Grove3.1 mi$57,463 tuitionCosumnes River CollegeCommunity college · Public · Sacramento7.6 mi$1,288 in-state tuitionCalifornia State University-SacramentoUniversity or college · Public · Sacramento14 mi$8,018 in-state tuition
About 12 of every 100 Hood residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
About Hood
Census-designated place in California, United States
Hood is a census-designated place in Sacramento County, California, United States. As of the 2020 census, Hood had a population of 244. Hood is located on the Sacramento River and California State Route 160 15 miles (24 km) south of downtown Sacramento. Hood has a post office with ZIP code 95639 that was established in 1912.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 0.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 7 ft
- ZIP code
- 95639
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