Welcome to Loomis ...

The town of Loomis is located in Placer County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Loomis, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Loomis has a population of 6,860 people<2> (see below for details).

Loomis is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Loomis lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Loomis is located in the (916) area code.

Websites for Loomis ...

Official Website:   www.loomis.ca.gov/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.loomischamber.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Loomis had an population of 6,860 people. This is an increase of 6.69% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 9.58% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Loomis had a population of 6,430 people. This makes Loomis the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Loomis represents 0.02% of the population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 410th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 6,430 people, the population of Loomis increased 2.72% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 6,260 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Loomis.

Communities Also Named Loomis ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Loomis - they are located in Arkansas, Michigan, Nebraska, New York (2), Ohio, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Washington (2) and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Loomis.

Communities near Loomis ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Loomis.

• Roseville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
  • Roseville is located in Placer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144,725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseville <4>
• Citrus Heights
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus Heights
  • Citrus Heights is located in Sacramento County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 87,056 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Citrus Heights <4>
• Folsom
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
  • Folsom is located in Sacramento County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 82,726 people
  • Folsom has also been known as:
  • Folsom City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Folsom <4>
• Rancho Cordova
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Cordova
  • Rancho Cordova is located in Sacramento County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 71,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rancho Cordova <4>
• Lincoln
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
  • Lincoln is located in Placer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,996 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <4>
• Auburn
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Auburn is located in Placer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,205 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <4>
• Wheatland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
  • Wheatland is located in Yuba County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,666 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheatland <4>
• Granite Bay
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Bay
  • Granite Bay is located in Placer County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite Bay <4>
• Newcastle
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcastle
  • Newcastle is located in Placer County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newcastle <4>
• Virginiatown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginiatown
  • Virginiatown is located in Placer County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Loomis. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Loomis.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Loomis. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Loomis.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Loomis. See our Newspapers Page for Loomis.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Loomis ...

Looking for more information about Loomis? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Loomis, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Loomis.

Adding Loomis to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Loomis in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Loomis was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Loomis on a map titled Map of the Lincoln Highway (1915-1916).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Loomis.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Loomis: www.loomis.ca.gov/

The official website for Placer County: www.placer.ca.gov/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/