Postal Codes

94957 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 94957 covers Ross, California, with a population of about 2,151 and a median household income of $250,000.

Population
2,1511,514 per square mile
Median age
41.83.1 points above the US average
Median household income
$250,000+2.6× the California median
Poverty rate
3.7%8.7 points below the US average
Typical home value
$4,231,833up 12.2% in five years
Median rent
$3,4821.8× the California median
Degree or higher
82.4%47.4 points above the US average
Homeownership
83.4%18.4 points above the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
73

Where 94957 is

Ross, 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

Population2,151
Median age41.8
Family households78.7%
Born outside the US8.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home6.1%
White (non-Hispanic)80.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)6.1%
Hispanic or Latino4.5%
Veterans3.3%
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$250,000+
Income per person$157,779
Poverty rate3.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance1.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k0.7%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k1.7%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k0.0%
$60–75k3.8%
$75–100k4.1%
$100–125k2.3%
$125–150k11.1%
$150–200k10.7%
$200k or more65.6%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$2,000,000+
Median gross rent$3,482
Owner-occupied83.4%
Vacant homes8.5%
Median year built1942

What the homes are

Detached house95%
Attached house0.4%
2 to 4 units3.1%
5 to 19 units1.5%
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$4,231,833as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 8.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 12.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 44.4%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$4,486,736$1,276,426

$1,276,426 in 2000 to $4,231,833 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher82.4%
High school diploma or higher98.7%
Works from home36.6%
Drives to work alone41.6%
Takes public transport7%
Commutes 45 minutes or more36.5%
Health

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

Obesity19.5% 13.9 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes8.6% 3.4 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes6.2% 7 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure31.7% 2.4 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health12.8% 7.5 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)2.7% 8.6 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.1% 0.8 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity14% 11.4 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis26.2% 1.1 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.9% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77% 2.3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)12.2% 4.5 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.5% 0.9 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year76.5% same as the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening92.2% 6.3 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability9% 5.8 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening66.6% 2.3 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.4% 2.2 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist78.4% 17.1 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability24.2% 6.5 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support17.7% 7.1 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity4.9% 12.2 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps4.4% 9.9 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.5% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol37.3% 1.1 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity4.9% 8.9 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability5.2% 3.2 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport3.6% 5.6 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness26.8% 7.6 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use81.4% 5.5 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)12.7% 4.1 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability10.6% 3.4 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)10.5% 3 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat3% 5.8 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours26.8% 9.6 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost4.2% 8.8 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability2.9% 2.7 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments73
People employed440
Annual payroll$61,439,000
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 93.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss96.8 out of 100
Community resilience98.9 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 flooding98Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide96.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake93.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire84.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity44.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave13.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather13.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning6.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado5.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail1.9Very 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$250,000+$96,334$78,538
Income per person$157,779$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate3.7%12%12.4%
Median home value$2,000,000+$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$3,482$1,956$1,348
Homeownership83.4%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher82.4%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate2.9%6.4%5.2%
Works from home36.6%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US8.5%26.7%13.9%
Median age41.837.638.7
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 stationKENTFIELD, CA US1.1 km away
Rain in a year44 in

Average high and low by month

January56.6°F / 41.9°F8.77 in rain
February61.1°F / 43.2°F8.72 in rain
March65.1°F / 44.4°F6 in rain
April68.7°F / 46.3°F2.61 in rain
May73.5°F / 49.5°F1.4 in rain
June79.6°F / 52°F0.36 in rain
July82.5°F / 53.2°F0 in rain
August83°F / 53.6°F0.05 in rain
September82.1°F / 52.7°F0.09 in rain
October75.8°F / 50°F1.98 in rain
November63.6°F / 45.4°F4.63 in rain
December56.4°F / 41.7°F9.78 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Tamalpais Union High School District49.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Ross Elementary School District48.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Kentfield 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 vulnerability5more vulnerable than 5% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status3more vulnerable than 3% of US census tracts
Household characteristics23more vulnerable than 23% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status23more vulnerable than 23% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport14more vulnerable than 14% of US census tracts
Walkability11.5 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

94914 Kentfield, CA1.2 km away
94979 San Anselmo, CA1.5 km away
94904 Greenbrae, CA2.3 km away
94912 San Rafael, CA2.4 km away
94913 San Rafael, CA2.4 km away
94960 San Anselmo, CA2.8 km away
94939 Larkspur, CA3.3 km away
94977 Larkspur, CA3.6 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.

Marin County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area1.42 sq mi
Population density1,514 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.9624, -122.5550

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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