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Sacramento is the capital city of California as well as the seat of Sacramento County located in the northern portion of the Central Valley in California. With a population of 513,624, Sacramento has a labour force of 261,874 people that serves a combined metropolitan population of 2.5 million people.
Sacramento is linked by road to the rest of the United States through the Interstate 80 and 5, US Highway 50, State Highways 99 and 160 and the Capital City Freeway. Airport facilities are provided by four airports: the Sacramento International Airport, Mather Field Airport, McClellan Park and Sacramento Executive Airport. Port facilities may be found in the Port of Sacramento, and Railway Access is provided by Amtrak and Union Pacific. With Air, Road, Port and Railway Access, this makes Sacramento a key transport hub.
Aside from Transportation, other key heavy industries in Sacramento include Advanced Manufacturing, Clean Technology and Energy as well as the Food and Agriculture Industries.
Land use for heavy industries are classified under the Sacramento Zoning Laws as M2. The Erickson Industrial Park and Cannon Industrial Parks are located along Interstate 80. Raley Industrial Park is located by Dwight D. Eisenhower Highway and Raley Boulevard. The Florin Fruitridge Industrial Park is a block bound by Fruitridge Road, South Watt Ave., Florin Perkins Rd and Elder Creek Road towards the southern portion of Sacramento, close to Jackson Road.
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