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94954 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 94954 covers Petaluma, California, with a population of about 38,000 and a median household income of $107,564.

Population
38,000611 per square mile
Median age
44.86.1 points above the US average
Median household income
$107,5641.1× the California median
Poverty rate
5.9%6.5 points below the US average
Typical home value
$836,662up 5.7% in five years
Median rent
$2,4051.2× the California median
Degree or higher
36.9%1.9 points above the US average
Homeownership
66.7%1.7 points above the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,050

Where 94954 is

Petaluma, California — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population38,000
Median age44.8
Family households66.3%
Born outside the US16.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home22.4%
White (non-Hispanic)64.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)4.2%
Hispanic or Latino22.9%
Veterans5.3%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$107,564
Income per person$55,400
Poverty rate5.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance8.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.6%
$10–15k2.9%
$15–20k0.8%
$20–25k2.2%
$25–30k1.5%
$30–35k3.2%
$35–40k2.8%
$40–45k1.7%
$45–50k1.4%
$50–60k3.4%
$60–75k6.0%
$75–100k16.9%
$100–125k10.9%
$125–150k7.9%
$150–200k14.5%
$200k or more21.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed18,680
Mean adjusted gross income$108,181
Returns declaring $200,000 or more13%
Returns, under $25k19.5%
Returns, $25k–$50k17.8%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.9%
Returns, $100k–$200k23.9%
Returns, $200k or more13.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$790,100
Median gross rent$2,405
Rent as a share of household income35%
Owner-occupied66.7%
Vacant homes1.7%
Median year built1985

What the homes are

Detached house68.5%
Attached house6.3%
2 to 4 units4%
5 to 19 units3.4%
20 or more units13.6%
Mobile home4.3%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$836,662as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 1.6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 5.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 40.2%
Typical asking rent$2,929as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 5.3%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 22.1%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$876,075$306,639

$306,639 in 2000 to $836,662 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
202120232026$2,929$2,399

$2,399 in 2021 to $2,929 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher36.9%
High school diploma or higher91.8%
Works from home17.4%
Drives to work alone71.3%
Takes public transport1.1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more25.8%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity25.4% 8 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10% 2 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes10.2% 3 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure30.4% 3.7 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health17.4% 2.9 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7% 4.3 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.1% 1.2 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity19.8% 5.6 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis23.8% 1.3 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.1% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication73% 1.7 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.8% 1.1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.8% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year73.1% 3.6 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.9% 2 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.8% 2 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening65.8% 1.5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.4% 1.2 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist69.1% 7.8 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability27.8% 2.9 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.5% 1.3 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity11.1% 6 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps9.7% 4.6 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.2% 0.5 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34.3% 1.9 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10.2% 3.6 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.2% 1.2 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.6% 2.6 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.5% 2.9 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use80.2% 4.3 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.8% 1 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13% 1 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.6% 0.9 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.4% 3.4 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours33.5% 2.9 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.1% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost7.6% 5.4 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.2% 1.4 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,050
People employed16,799
Annual payroll$1,231,162,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 98.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Very High across the 12 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss99.1 out of 100
Community resilience54.7 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

River flooding99.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake98.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire94.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought93.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide91.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding79.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tsunami63.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity60.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave36.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail23.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning20.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather15.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind13.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado9.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with California and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPCaliforniaUnited States
Median household income$107,564$96,334$78,538
Income per person$55,400$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate5.9%12%12.4%
Median home value$790,100$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$2,405$1,956$1,348
Homeownership66.7%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher36.9%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate4.5%6.4%5.2%
Works from home17.4%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US16.9%26.7%13.9%
Median age44.837.638.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationPETALUMA AP, CA US1 km away
Rain in a year26 in

Average high and low by month

January57.6°F / 39°F4.77 in rain
February61.3°F / 40.4°F5.23 in rain
March64.5°F / 41.9°F3.32 in rain
April67.8°F / 43.8°F1.68 in rain
May71.9°F / 47.4°F0.93 in rain
June78.1°F / 50.4°F0.28 in rain
July80.8°F / 52.4°F0.01 in rain
August81.2°F / 52.8°F0.05 in rain
September81.6°F / 51.4°F0.09 in rain
October76.4°F / 47.6°F1.27 in rain
November65.5°F / 42.3°F2.74 in rain
December57.9°F / 38.4°F5.19 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket81% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 4 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Petaluma Joint Union High School District49.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Old Adobe Union Elementary School District42.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Waugh Elementary School District5.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Petaluma City Elementary School District1.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability29more vulnerable than 29% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status12more vulnerable than 12% of US census tracts
Household characteristics24more vulnerable than 24% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status46more vulnerable than 46% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport70more vulnerable than 70% of US census tracts
Walkability11.8 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

94953 Petaluma, CA2.8 km away
94955 Petaluma, CA2.8 km away
94975 Petaluma, CA2.8 km away
94999 Petaluma, CA4.2 km away
94952 Petaluma, CA5.6 km away
94951 Penngrove, CA7.7 km away
94931 Cotati, CA11.4 km away
94948 Novato, CA11.9 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Sonoma County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area62.18 sq mi
Water area0.67 sq mi
Population density611 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude38.2507, -122.6155

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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