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Orangevale, Sacramento County: Community Guide
Orangevale started with a map, a colony and a lot of orange trees.
Orangevale at a glance
Orangevale started with a map, a colony and a lot of orange trees.
Picture it: a Saturday walk past olive trees that were planted when this was still a colony, in an area where the zoning allows horses. Lake Natoma is close enough that bald eagles nest on its cliffs every year.
Orangevale is a few different places, and each answers a slightly different question. So let's find yours.
Only in Orangevale
A town that keeps its own history.
The Orangevale History Museum opened in July 2023 in a 1,500-square-foot building provided by the Orangevale Recreation and Park District. It is run by the Orangevale History Project, a volunteer historical society that also holds monthly presentations.
The Orange Vale Colony
Streets with a story older than the freeway.
Sacramento investors bought 2,220 acres in 1887 and sold small farm lots, and the first map was filed in 1888. An 1895 map labeled the street grid Orange Vale Colony. Some of the original olive trees still stand along Chestnut, Orangevale, Main and Walnut Avenues. The Villa, one of the first buildings, was moved to Oak Avenue in 1992 and named a Point of Historical Interest.
North Orangevale
Room for a horse, a garden or both.
The northern part keeps parcels of half an acre to five acres, and some properties are zoned for horses and orchards. Orangevale Community Park covers 76 acres at 7301 Filbert Avenue, with a horse arena at 7145 Filbert, an 18-hole disc golf course on Hazel Avenue, and trails along two tributaries of Linda Creek. A few heritage valley oaks stand in its natural area.
The 1950s to 1970s tracts
A regular lot on a street with mature trees.
The rest is traditional subdivision housing. County tract maps show Arden Bluff recorded in 1956, Lincoln Palisades in 1959, Woodmore Oaks in 1963, Sunrise Knolls in 1973, Rollingwood in 1975 and Sundance in 1976. Interstate 80 is reached at Greenback Lane or Sierra College Boulevard, and U.S. 50 at Hazel Avenue.
Around Orangevale
A larger lot on rolling hills, with parks and freeway exits close.
The typical single-family lot here is about 10,000 square feet. The land is rolling hills near the base of the Sierra foothills, with Interstate 80 exits at Greenback Lane and Sierra College Boulevard and a U.S. 50 exit at Hazel Avenue. Orangevale Community Park covers 76 acres on Filbert Avenue. Cable Park Shopping Center, at Greenback Lane and Hazel Avenue, has discount grocery and variety stores, and a large retailer sits at the same intersection. Family-run businesses operate along Greenback Lane.
Close by
Hospitals and a college within reach.
Mercy San Juan Medical Center is in Carmichael, at 6501 Coyle Avenue. Kaiser Permanente Roseville Medical Center is at 1600 Eureka Road in Roseville, and Kaiser Permanente has medical offices at 2155 Iron Point Road in Folsom. American River College is a public community college in northern Sacramento County.
The numbers, in one breath
Every neighborhood has a median, and in Sacramento the median only tells part of the story. Lot sizes vary. Eras mix. Custom homes sit beside tract homes. So even where the median is $560,000, there are one-of-a-kind homes that sell for far more, and the street, the lot and the details move the number.
Last year, 273 single-family homes sold in ZIP 95662 (October 1, 2025 to September 30, 2026). The typical home was built in 1975, with 3 bedrooms and about 1,562 square feet, on a lot of about 9,975 square feet. Half of the sales landed between $505k and $650k, depending on lot size, condition, square footage and more, and the median was $560,000. Condos and townhomes aren't included. This is what happened, not what will happen. Ask us for today's numbers.
Good to know before you look
Central Orangevale's water comes from Orange Vale Water Company, a mutual water company that buys treated surface water from San Juan Water District. Zoning, special assessments and HOA status vary by parcel. We look these up for each address.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Where does the name come from?
The name comes from the orange groves of the Orange Vale Colony. A freeze in 1930 destroyed nearly all of them.
Can I keep a horse?
Some properties are zoned for horses and orchards. We check the parcel's zoning with Sacramento County before anyone plans around it.
Where is Orangevale?
Orangevale is about 25 miles northeast of downtown Sacramento. Citrus Heights, Fair Oaks, Folsom, Roseville and Granite Bay are the neighbors.
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