Gold River is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sacramento County, California. The population was 7,812 at the 2010 census, down from 8,023 at the 2000 census. Gold River is allowance of the Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Roseville Metropolitan Statistical Area. With a median family income of over $117,000, Gold River is the highest-income place in Sacramento County.

The community of Gold River consists of a residential planned press forward and some smaller subdivisions served by the Gold River Discovery Center (a K through 8 school), as skillfully as some retail, commercial and vivacious industrial areas. The community consists of detached single relations homes, duplex and triplexes, as well as a condominium development. Gold River lies amongst the cities of Rancho Cordova on the south, Folsom upon the east, and the American River to the north. The Gold River Community Association is the master link for the 25 separate “villages” that make taking place the planned development. Each village has its own subassociations as well. The planned press on and two subdivisions, including Gold Station, opted out of concentration into the City of Rancho Cordova by fixed and petitions, respectively. The community remains an unincorporated portion of Sacramento County.

Gold River is located at 38°37′24″N 121°14′52″W / 38.62333°N 121.24778°W / 38.62333; -121.24778 (38.623392, -121.247845).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.7 square miles (7.0 km), of which, 2.6 square miles (6.7 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km) of it (3.10%) is water.