Georgetown, California

About Georgetown

Set in the northern part of California, Georgetown is a small unincorporated community.

Georgetown holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 15.13 square miles.

📰 Georgetown News Today

• Weaponizing Fraud Against Medicaid in California and Minnesota: Another Quarter, Another Round of Deferrals Georgetown University · Jul 29
• Georgetown Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23
• Meet Chad Bianco in Georgetown Georgetown Gazette · May 7
• CMS Weaponizes Fraud Against Medicaid in California – Center For Children and Families Georgetown University · May 15
• New Georgetown Report: California Could Deliver $214,000 Per Working Adult by Helping More Earn Degrees, Credentials of Value and Good-Paying Jobs Business Wire · Apr 28

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Georgetown Unique

• One of 20 places in the US named Georgetown — but the California one has a character all its own.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in northern California, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Georgetown

• The Divide

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Art on The Divide Gallery · Art gallery

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏫 Schools in Georgetown

• American River Charter
• Divide High
• Georgetown Elementary
• Otter Creek Elementary

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Georgetown

🏘️ Nearby Communities