Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 54 min5:49 am – 8:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 27 min7:28 am – 4:55 pm
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People2,766 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 42.1926 householdsMedian household income $127,206Median home value $707,200Median rent $2,824 a month74% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $6,458 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate64% of adults are in the labour force, 1,162 employedMain industries: construction 22%, education and health care 19%, farming, forestry and mining 11%Average commute 12 minutes57% drive alone, 3% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 37% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages37% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher91% finished high school, 11% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 76%, Spanish 24%6% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 94°F, lows 55°FColdest month December: highs 59°F, lows 38°F42 in of rain a year, on about 55 dayswettest month DecemberSnow is rare84 days above 90°F, 13 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Cloverdale station, 24 mi away
Nearby landmarksGualala Mountainpeak · 2.3 miLittle Red Rock Mountainpeak · 3.1 miLittle North Fork Gualala Riverriver · 3.5 miSouth Fork Gualala Riverriver · 4.0 miRobinson Pointcape · 5.6 miCooks Beachbeach · 5.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBower Parkpark · 3.9 miSchooner Gulch State Beachstate park · 9.9 mi · 56 acresSea Ranch Trail Accessrecreation area · 7.9 miMailliard Redwoods State Natural Reservestate conservation land · 8.6 mi · 249 acresGalbreath Wildlands Preservestate conservation land · 10.3 mi · 3,806 acresYorkville Ecological Reservestate conservation land · 12.7 mi · 227 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1,188 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970102 of magnitude 4+, 3 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.6 on 24 Jun 202639 mi away, near Redwood Valley, CAMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 3 Sep 202647 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighMendocino County, CA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLandslide Relatively HighEarthquake Relatively HighWildfire Relatively HighDrought Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality74% of days had good air in 2025269 of 365 days measured96 moderate daysMedian index 38, worst day 81main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Mendocino County monitors, CA
Internet at home93% of households have a broadband subscription58% have cable, fibre or DSL4% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterNorth Gualala Water Companyserves 2,593 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation244 ft74 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesPost officeGualala Post Office5.4 miFire stationSouth Coast Fire Protection District - Country Club Station4.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCharles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport STS42 miMajor airportSacramento International Airport SMF102 miUS highwayUS 10121 miAmtrakWilliams, CA WMD75 miCoachCloverdale Amtrak Bus StopAmtrak Chartered Vehicle25 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 95445 ZIP area.
