It is part of the Yuba City Metropolitan Statistical Area within the Greater Sacramento CSA.

[3] Sutter City was the result of an attempt to take advantage of the boom in California in the late 1880s.

The town was located south of the Cemetery along the path of a railroad line projected to pass through the town and it hoped to become the new county seat, because it was near the geographical center of the county.

[5] According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 3.0 square miles (7.9 km2), all of it land.

177 households (17.3%) were made up of individuals, and 92 (9.0%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 1,082 housing units at an average density of 356.4 per square mile (137.6/km2), of which 777 (76.1%) were owner-occupied, and 244 (23.9%) were occupied by renters.

12.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

In the state legislature, Sutter is in the 4th Senate District, represented by Republican Jim Nielsen, and in the 3rd California State Assembly District, represented by Republican James Gallagher.

Federally, Sutter is in California's 3rd congressional district, represented by Republican Kevin Kiley.