Local servicesHospitalSonoma Specialty Hospital12.4 miPost officeDuncans Mills Post Office2.5 miPoliceSonoma County Sheriff's Office - Guerneville Substation6.3 miFire stationMonte Rio Fire Protection District Station 22.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCharles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport STS14 miMajor airportOakland San Francisco Bay Airport OAK66 miUS highwayUS 10116 miAmtrakRichmond, CA RIC50 miCoachHealdsburg Amtrak Bus StopAmtrak Chartered Vehicle16 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 95465 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 95465 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 51 min5:48 am – 8:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 29 min7:25 am – 4:55 pm
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People1,203 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 57.7545 householdsMedian household income $120,781Median home value $1,079,500Median rent $1,633 a month77% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $7,138 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.3% unemployment rate50% of adults are in the labour force, 543 employedMain industries: professional and business services 25%, education and health care 19%, finance, insurance and real estate 14%Average commute 41 minutes56% drive alone, 6% take public transport, 2% walk or cycle, 35% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages58% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher96% finished high school, 19% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 91%, Spanish 7%, other Indo-European languages 1%1% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 78°F, lows 53°FColdest month December: highs 55°F, lows 41°F54 in of rain a year, on about 58 dayswettest month DecemberSnow is rare15 days above 90°F, 3 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Occidental station, 5 mi away; snow from Graton
Nearby landmarksEagle Rockpeak · 2.0 miSugarloafpeak · 2.0 miShell Beachbeach · 3.6 miCA State Parks Trailheadtrailhead · 2.1 miGleason Beachbeach · 2.9 miSonoma Coast State Park Wright's Beach Campgroundcampground · 2.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSonoma Coast State Parkstate park · within reach · 3,374 acresMonte Rio Public Beachpark · 3.8 miHarrison Grade Ecological Reservestate conservation land · 6.2 miBodega Marine Reservestate conservation land · 6.6 mi · 295 acresWestside Parkpark · 6.5 miAustin Creek State Recreation Areastate recreation area · 8.8 mi · 5,650 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1,140 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197096 of magnitude 4+, 2 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 6.0 on 24 Aug 201442 mi away, The 2014 South Napa, CaliforniaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 10 Sep 202633 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighSonoma County, CA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLandslide Relatively HighEarthquake Relatively HighDrought Relatively HighRiver flooding Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality100% of days had good air in 2025365 of 365 days measuredNo moderate or unhealthy daysMedian index 9, worst day 39main pollutant: coarse particles (PM10)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Sonoma County monitors, CA
Internet at home92% of households have a broadband subscription86% have cable, fibre or DSL1% rely on a mobile data plan alone8% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterOccidental Community Services Districtserves 533 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation222 ft68 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
