Citrus Heights is a city in Sacramento County, California, United States.

Citrus Heights voters approved the measure to incorporate the City on November 5, 1996, effective January 1, 1997.

Originally the city was called Sylvan but in 1910 a real estate agent bought the area split it into 10-acre (4.0 ha) lots and renamed it to Citrus Heights.

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

Citrus Heights has a climate that is characterized by mild winters and dry hotter summers.

Average daily high temperatures range from 53° in December and January to 93° in July.

On average, 96 days in the year have fog, mostly in the morning, primarily in December and January.

[14] 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 northeast Sacramento County, including Citrus Heights.

Citrus Heights is centrally located between the region's major freeways and highways.

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.

[28] The police department is a full-service agency, with specialty units such as SWAT, Special Investigations, Traffic and School Resource Officers.

[29] The department operates its own state-of-the-art communications center, which answers 9-1-1 calls and dispatches police throughout the city.