Sacramento is about 75 miles from the San Francisco Passport Agency, the nearest option for travelers leaving within 14 days. For first-time applications, our Rancho Cordova, Elk Grove, Roseville and Folsom pages cover nearby options.
6 acceptance facilities near Sacramento6 facilities
Local overview
Getting a passport in Sacramento
The closest State Department agency to Sacramento is in San Francisco, about 75 miles away; Los Angeles is more than 350 miles away. An urgent passport therefore means either a drive to San Francisco for an in-person appointment, available only for travel within 14 days or a visa needed within 28, or sending your application through a courier. For a routine first passport, use the State Department's acceptance facility search, or see our pages for Rancho Cordova, Elk Grove, Roseville, Folsom, Woodland and Dixon. Birth certificates for Sacramento County births come from the County Clerk/Recorder at 3636 American River Dr, Suite 110. Mail orders take about five to seven business days; fax orders arrive in about two business days with expedited delivery. Newborn certificates are available about four weeks after the birth.
At a passport agencyOften same day to a few daysBy appointment only, for travel within 14 daysTravel within 14 days, by appointmentSan Francisco Passport Agency ↓
Through AllstateAs quick as 4 business daysNo appointment, all passport typesAll passport types, hand-carriedOption 3 below ↓
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Option 1 · In person
Where to apply in person in Sacramento
First passports, children’s passports and lost or stolen passports start with an in-person visit to an acceptance facility. Renewals don’t need one: see Option 2 or 3.First, child and lost or stolen passports start at an acceptance facility. Renewals don’t need one: see Option 2 or 3.
Data checked October 2026
Sacramento County Clerk of the Board700 H Street, 6th Floor, Sacramento, CA Sacramento · 1.9 milesClerk of court
Sacramento State, The Passport Place6000 J Street, Sacramento, CA Sacramento · 2.2 milesGovernment office
Industrial West Sacramento Post Office3775 Industrial Blvd, West Sacramento, CA 95799West Sacramento · 5.5 milesHours: Mon to Sat, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM. Walk-ins Tue, 8:30 to 11:30 AMPost office · walk-ins some days · (916) 556-3406Book an appointment →
North Highlands Post Office6483 Watt Ave, North Highlands, CA 95660North Highlands · 9.3 milesHours: Mon and Fri, 10 AM to 4 PM; Tue to Thu, 10 AM to 3 PM; Sat, 10 AM to 12:30 PM. Walk-ins Tue to Thu, 3 to 4 PMPost office · walk-ins some days · (916) 332-2546Book an appointment →
Laguna Postal Store Post Office9105 Bruceville Rd Ste 1A, Elk Grove, CA 95758Elk Grove · 10.1 milesHours: Mon to Sun, 10:30 AM to 6:30 PM. Walk-ins Mon to Thu and Sat and Sun, 10:30 AM to 5 PMPost office · walk-ins some days · (916) 691-6601Book an appointment →
Citrus Heights Post Office6330 Fountain Square Dr, Citrus Heights, CA 95621Citrus Heights · 12.1 milesHours: Mon to Sun, 9:30 AM to 1:30 PM and 2:30 to 5 PM. Walk-ins Mon to Thu and Sat and Sun, 9:30 to 11:30 AMPost office · walk-ins some days · (916) 725-1290Book an appointment →
San Francisco Passport Agency (U.S. Department of State)
About 75 miles from Sacramento, in San Francisco, CA. By appointment only, for international travel within 14 days or a foreign visa needed within 28 days. Can’t get an appointment? We can still hand-carry your application.By appointment only, for travel within 14 days or a visa needed within 28 days.
If your most recent passport qualifies for renewal, you can mail Form DS-82 straight to the State Department. Use USPS and a trackable service.Eligible renewals can mail Form DS-82 straight to the State Department, by USPS with tracking.
Local tip: If you need a birth certificate quickly for your application, the Sacramento County Clerk/Recorder's fax orders arrive in about two business days with expedited delivery, versus five to seven by mail.
Where California residents mail renewals
Routine service
National Passport Processing Center
P.O. Box 640155
Irving, TX 75064-0155
About 6 to 8 weeks door to door
Expedited service (+$60)
National Passport Processing Center
P.O. Box 90955
Philadelphia, PA 19190-0955
About 4 to 5 weeks door to door
Addresses from the U.S. Department of State. Routine renewals from California, Florida, Illinois, Minnesota, New York and Texas go to a different address in Irving, Texas; each city page shows the right one for its state.
Local tip: If you need a birth certificate quickly for your application, the Sacramento County Clerk/Recorder's fax orders arrive in about two business days with expedited delivery, versus five to seven by mail.
Option 3 · Through Allstate
Ship your documents to us from Sacramento
For all types of passports. Choose your service, send your documents by FedEx, and our registered couriers hand-carry your application.For all types of passports. Choose your service, send your documents by FedEx, and our couriers hand-carry your application.
Ship by your nearest staffed FedEx location’s last Priority Overnight pickup, usually around 4 PM local time on weekdays, and your documents reach us the next business morning.
Find a staffed FedEx location in Sacramento
Drop off before the location’s last Priority Overnight pickup to ship today. Your checklist email also lists the nearest staffed locations.
Passport photos and birth certificates in SacramentoPhotos and birth certificates in Sacramento
Industrial West Sacramento Post Office3775 Industrial Blvd, West Sacramento, CA 95799Passport photos, $15. Book online or call ahead.
North Highlands Post Office6483 Watt Ave, North Highlands, CA 95660Passport photos, $15. Book online or call ahead.
Laguna Postal Store Post Office9105 Bruceville Rd Ste 1A, Elk Grove, CA 95758Passport photos, $15. Book online or call ahead.
Citrus Heights Post Office6330 Fountain Square Dr, Citrus Heights, CA 95621Passport photos, $15. Book online or call ahead.
Sacramento County Clerk/RecorderMain Office, 3636 American River Drive, Suite 110, Sacramento, CA 95864Certified birth certificates, needed for first passports
No. The nearest State Department passport agency is in San Francisco, about 75 miles away, and it only sees travelers leaving within 14 days or needing a visa within 28. First-time and child applicants apply at an acceptance facility, and we hand-carry renewals and other applications to an agency for you.
We only take documents in person at our office in Redmond, Washington. Sacramento customers send theirs by FedEx with the prepaid label from their order, or their own FedEx label.
If you can make the trip, an in-person appointment at the San Francisco Passport Agency, for travel within 14 days, can produce a passport the same day. Otherwise, our service levels take 4 to 10 business days from when your documents reach our office.
For births in Sacramento County, from the County Clerk/Recorder at 3636 American River Dr, Suite 110. Fax orders with expedited delivery arrive in about two business days; mail orders take five to seven.
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