What is the sales tax rate for ZIP code 95818?

8.75%. ZIP 95818 sits in Sacramento, Sacramento County, California, where the rate stacks as 7.25% California state (incl. mandatory local) + 1% Sacramento County Measure A districts + 0.5% City of Sacramento Measure U.

Is a ZIP code enough to determine sales tax?

Not always. ZIP codes are postal delivery routes and can straddle city or special-district lines. Use 95818 as a starting point, then confirm by street address with California Department of Tax and Fee Administration for high-value or high-volume transactions.

ZIP 95818 sales tax rate: 8.75%

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Sacramento, CA — Sacramento County

Quick answer

Purchases delivered to ZIP 95818 are taxed at 8.75%, the combined California state, county, city and district rate for Sacramento as of January 1, 2026. A $100 taxable purchase costs $108.75 — $8.75 of tax. California allows local add-ons, so a neighbouring ZIP can differ.

Combined rate

8.75%Effective January 1, 2026

County

Sacramento County10 covered ZIPs in this metro

State base

7.25%California

Calculate tax for 95818

Pre-loaded with the 8.75% rate for 95818.

Sales tax calculator

The full combined rate of 8.75% applies to general merchandise.

Enter a pre-tax amount to see the tax due in ZIP 95818 — Sacramento, CA.

Purchase amount (USD)

Combined rate (%)

Pre-tax: $100
Sales tax at 8.75%: $8.75
Total: $108.75

Tax is rounded to the nearest cent on the full transaction, which is how most registers compute it. Line-item rounding can differ by a cent or two on long receipts.

Reverse out sales tax

Split a receipt total into item price and the 8.75% tax collected.

Total on the receipt (USD)

Backing out 8.75% for ZIP 95818.

Item price before tax: $100
Sales tax collected: $8.75

How the 8.75% breaks down

Every jurisdiction that takes a share of this rate.

Sales tax rate components for Sacramento, CA
Jurisdiction	Level	Rate	Share of total
California state (incl. mandatory local)	state	7.25%	83%
Sacramento County Measure A districts	special district	1%	11%
City of Sacramento Measure U	city	0.5%	6%
Combined rate		8.75%

Source: California Department of Tax and Fee Administration · rates as published for January 1, 2026

Tax table for 95818

Common purchase amounts at this rate.

Tax due at 8.75% for common purchase amounts
Purchase	Sales tax	Total
$10	$0.88	$10.88
$25	$2.19	$27.19
$50	$4.38	$54.38
$100	$8.75	$108.75
$500	$43.75	$543.75
$1,000	$87.50	$1087.50
$5,000	$437.50	$5437.50
$25,000	$2187.50	$27187.50

About ZIP 95818

ZIP boundaries are postal routes, not tax boundaries.

Sacramento's Measure U city tax is a general-fund tax, so it applies citywide even where the county district taxes do not. For destination-based sourcing, California sellers should confirm the rate by full street address rather than ZIP alone — a single ZIP can cross a city limit or a transit-district boundary, and the rate follows the boundary, not the mail route.

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