Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 48 min5:47 am – 8:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 32 min7:22 am – 4:54 pm
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ClimateWarmest month August: highs 83°F, lows 54°FColdest month December: highs 56°F, lows 42°F44 in of rain a year, on about 50 dayswettest month DecemberSnow is rare27 days above 90°F, 5 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Kentfield station, 3 mi away
Nearby landmarksParadise Caycape · 2.1 miPoint San Quentincape · under a mileSan Rafael Baybay · 1.8 miPhoenix Lakelake · 4.8 miSan Pedro Hillpeak · 4.0 miDominican University of Californiacollege · 3.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMarin Islands National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 1.8 mi · 132 acresCorte Madera Marsh Ecological Reservestate conservation land · under a mile · 600 acresGolden Gate National Recreation Areanational recreation area · 4.1 mi · 34,888 acresMilwok Parkpark · under a mileJean & John Starkweather Shoreline Parkpark · under a mile · 72 acresChina Camp State Parkstate park · 3.3 mi · 1,524 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes625 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197061 of magnitude 4+, 4 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 6.0 on 24 Aug 201421 mi away, The 2014 South Napa, CaliforniaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 12 Sep 202637 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighMarin County, CA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCoastal flooding Very HighLandslide Relatively HighEarthquake Relatively HighRiver flooding Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality92% of days had good air in 202587 of 95 days measured8 moderate daysMedian index 21, worst day 66main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Marin County monitors, CA
Drinking waterMarin Municipal Water Districtserves 186,895 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation14 ft4 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMarin General Hospital2.6 miPost officeSan Quentin Post Officeunder a mileTown hallCorte Madera Town Hall2.3 miPoliceCentral Marin Police Authority - Corte Madera Bayside Substation1.7 miFire stationSan Quentin State Prison Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools2 elementary, 2 high, 3 otherSchoolMarin Montessori School1.4 miSchoolCove School1.4 miSchoolMarin Country Day School1.5 miCollegeDominican University of California3.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportOakland San Francisco Bay Airport OAK21 miInterstateI-580under a mileUS highwayUS 1011.3 miAmtrakRichmond, CA RIC7.4 miRailSMART LarkspurSonoma Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART)1.3 miCoachSan Francisco 425 Mission St Ste 206Greyhound12 miTransit18 stops within a mileGolden Gate Transit, Marin TransitSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 94974 ZIP area.
