Map of Herald CDP

Herald is a census-designated place in Sacramento County, California. Herald sits at an elevation of 79 feet (24 m). It is located east of the city of Galt along State Route 104. The ZIP Code is 95638, and the community is inside area code 209. The 2010 United States census reported that Herald’s population was 1,184.

The now-decommissioned 918MW Rancho Seco Nuclear Generating Station was built in Herald; its site is now the location of the 1000MW gas-fired Cosumnes Power Plant and an 11 MW solar installation. The nuclear plant’s disused cooling towers remain standing, and are the largest buildings in California’s Central Valley. Nearby Rancho Seco Recreational Park features a lake originally created to serve as an emergency backup water supply for the plant.

Herald CDP overview:
Name:	Herald CDP
LSAD Code:	57
LSAD Description:	CDP (suffix)
State:	California
County:	Sacramento County
Elevation:	79 ft (24 m)
Total Area:	7.901 sq mi (20.464 km²)
Land Area:	7.879 sq mi (20.406 km²)
Water Area:	0.022 sq mi (0.058 km²) 0.28%
Total Population:	1,184
Population Density:	150/sq mi (58/km²)
ZIP code:	95638
Area code:	209
FIPS code:	0633294
GNISfeature ID:	2583034

Online Interactive Map

Herald online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.