Cars in Placer County.

What vehicles are registered in Placer County? The DMV counted 375,077 vehicles across 29 ZIPs. Toyota leads. 4.5% are battery electric.

375,077vehicles

29ZIPs
56Named makes
4.5%Battery electric
14.5%Make not namedThe DMV pools small groups

The largest named makes

Each make count is a lower bound, because the DMV pools small groups.

66,270+
42,953+
35,213+
25,021+
16,882+
13,651+
12,114+
11,016+
9,952+
8,935+
See all 20 makes
8,701+
7,496+
7,145+
7,080+
6,709+
6,262+
5,638+
5,611+
4,988+
4,857+

The fuel mix

Gas
292,998
Diesel and diesel hybrid
23,394
Gas hybrid
21,937
Battery electric
16,982
Flex-fuel
14,671
Plug-in hybrid
4,985
Hydrogen fuel cell
52
Natural gas
50
Other fuel
8

Top plug-in models

From the state energy agency. Its count is a year newer than the DMV file and covers light-duty vehicles only.

7,193
4,793
1,046
783
693

Plug-in types

27,273 plug-in and fuel-cell vehicles in all.

Battery electric
21,612
Plug-in hybrid
5,602
Hydrogen fuel cell
59

How many new cars sold here are zero-emission?

New light-duty sales by quarter, from the state energy agency. The newest quarters are preliminary.

22.1% of new light-duty vehicles sold here in the latest three quarters were zero-emission, 3,005 of 13,576. A year earlier the share was 27.1%. Across California it was 19.6%.

2025 Q1 25.4% 1,181 of 4,649
2025 Q2 24.4% 1,224 of 5,022
2025 Q3 31.3% 1,573 of 5,024
2025 Q4 21.1% 927 of 4,385
2026 Q1preliminary 18.2% 777 of 4,277
2026 Q2preliminary 25.3% 1,193 of 4,715
2026 Q3preliminary 22.6% 1,035 of 4,584

Every ZIP in Placer County

The 25 largest by vehicle count.

ZIPCityVehiclesLargest named makeBattery electric
95747Roseville72,056Toyota6.8%
95648Lincoln50,363Toyota4.4%
95678Roseville34,915Toyota3.1%
95765Rocklin34,347Toyota6.5%
95661Roseville27,100Toyota4.6%
95603Auburn26,073Toyota2.5%
95677Rocklin25,898Toyota4.1%
95746Granite Bay21,316Toyota7.1%
95602Auburn17,305Toyota2.4%
95650Loomis14,654Ford4.0%
95713Colfax7,785Toyota1.7%
95658Newcastle7,562Toyota3.1%
95631Foresthill6,378Toyota1.3%
95722Meadow Vista5,317Toyota3.3%
96145Tahoe City4,598Toyota2.0%
95663Penryn3,211Toyota3.4%
96143Kings Beach2,961Subaru1.2%
95604Auburn2,248ToyotaToo few
95703Applegate1,986Toyota1.4%
96146Olympic Valley1,666Toyota2.9%
96140Carnelian Bay1,407Toyota2.4%
95681Sheridan1,340Ford1.0%
95736Weimar1,115ToyotaToo few
96148Tahoe Vista977ToyotaToo few
95701Alta975ToyotaToo few
See all 29 ZIPs
ZIPCityVehiclesLargest named makeBattery electric
96141Homewood884ToyotaToo few
95714Dutch Flat315ToyotaToo few
95717Gold Run229ToyotaToo few
95715Emigrant Gap96ToyotaToo few

Also overlaps Placer County, counted in another county: 95626, 95668, 95728, 96142, 96161.

The largest cities

ZIPs grouped by postal city name.

1Roseville 3 ZIPs
134,071
2Rocklin 2 ZIPs
60,245
3Lincoln 1 ZIP
50,363
4Auburn 3 ZIPs
45,626
21,316
6Loomis 1 ZIP
14,654
7Colfax 1 ZIP
7,785
8Newcastle 1 ZIP
7,562
9Foresthill 1 ZIP
6,378
10Meadow Vista 1 ZIP
5,317
See all 24 cities

The most electric ZIPs

Battery-electric share of each ZIP's vehicles.

195746 Granite Bay
7.1%
295747 Roseville
6.8%
395765 Rocklin
6.5%
495661 Roseville
4.6%
595648 Lincoln
4.4%
695677 Rocklin
4.1%
795650 Loomis
4.0%
895663 Penryn
3.4%
995722 Meadow Vista
3.3%
1095678 Roseville
3.1%
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