THE DAVIS LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Yolo Alluvial Fans setting.
Davis city has 9.97 square miles of land in Yolo County. Its Census reference point is in Yolo Alluvial Fans, within Central California Valley.
The Sacramento and San Joaquin river systems occupy broad sediment-filled basins, with fans and terraces toward the valley margins. These nearly level landscapes contrast with California's surrounding hills and mountains.
Regional context: Central California Valley ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Davis and Yolo County
Davis is associated with Yolo County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Davis by land and water
The Census records 0.04 square miles of water within Davis, or 0.3% of its total area. It is 0.5 percentage points lower than the 0.9% recorded for Yolo County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Davis city has 5.8 times the land area of nearby University of California-Davis CDP (1.73 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

