Local servicesHospitalSonoma Specialty Hospital7.7 miPost officeValley Ford Post Office1.5 miTown hallSebastopol City Hall7.7 miPoliceSebastopol Police Department7.8 miFire stationValley Ford Volunteer Fire Department1.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeSonoma State University14.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCharles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport STS14 miMajor airportOakland San Francisco Bay Airport OAK58 miInterstateI-58035 miUS highwayUS 10112 miAmtrakRichmond, CA RIC42 miRailSMART Rohnert ParkSonoma Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART)13 miCoachRohnert Park Amtrak Bus StopAmtrak Chartered Vehicle13 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 94972 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 50 min5:48 am – 8:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 30 min7:25 am – 4:54 pm
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People153 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 36.141 households12% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
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, 4 mi away; snow from Graton
Parks and public landsSonoma Coast State Parkstate park · 6.7 mi · 573 acresDoran Parkpark · 5.6 mi · 161 acresDoran Regional Parkpark · 5.7 miKeys Creek Fishing Accessstate recreation area · 7.5 miBodega Marine Reservestate conservation land · 6.6 mi · 295 acresHarrison Grade Ecological Reservestate conservation land · 6.7 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1,177 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197098 of magnitude 4+, 2 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 6.0 on 24 Aug 201435 mi away, The 2014 South Napa, CaliforniaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 10 Sep 202637 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 home100% of households have a broadband subscription0% have cable, fibre or DSL12% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterValley Ford Water Associationserves 88 people from ground water25 health-based violations since 2021latest Jul 2025: nitrate, maximum contaminant level1 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation311 ft95 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
