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94965 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 94965 covers Sausalito, California, with a population of about 12,160 and a median household income of $140,417.

Population
12,160834 per square mile
Median age
51.212.5 points above the US average
Median household income
$140,4171.5× the California median
Poverty rate
10.2%2.2 points below the US average
Typical home value
$1,576,408down 3.5% in five years
Median rent
$2,9521.5× the California median
Degree or higher
65%30 points above the US average
Homeownership
56.4%8.6 points below the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
701

Where 94965 is

Sausalito, 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

Population12,160
Median age51.2
Family households47.8%
Born outside the US20.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home19.7%
White (non-Hispanic)66.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)6.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)11.9%
Hispanic or Latino10.4%
Veterans3.7%
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$140,417
Income per person$109,741
Poverty rate10.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance4.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.2%
$10–15k4.5%
$15–20k1.1%
$20–25k1.9%
$25–30k2.7%
$30–35k2.8%
$35–40k1.5%
$40–45k3.8%
$45–50k1.3%
$50–60k3.6%
$60–75k6.3%
$75–100k6.1%
$100–125k7.2%
$125–150k8.0%
$150–200k14.9%
$200k or more32.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed5,780
Mean adjusted gross income$229,039
Returns declaring $200,000 or more29.6%
Returns, under $25k17.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k11.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k10.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k22.5%
Returns, $200k or more29.6%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$1,492,600
Median gross rent$2,952
Rent as a share of household income29.9%
Owner-occupied56.4%
Vacant homes8%
Median year built1967

What the homes are

Detached house36.8%
Attached house17.6%
2 to 4 units20.9%
5 to 19 units12.9%
20 or more units9.1%
Mobile home0.5%
Boat, RV or van2.2%
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$1,576,408as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsdown 3.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 22.9%
Typical asking rent$4,037as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 4.1%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 18.9%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$1,822,236$615,153

$615,153 in 2000 to $1,576,408 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201920222026$4,037$3,152

$3,194 in 2019 to $4,037 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate8%
Bachelor's degree or higher65%
High school diploma or higher93.1%
Works from home34.3%
Drives to work alone45.7%
Takes public transport4.5%
Commutes 45 minutes or more22.5%
Health

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

Obesity21.9% 11.5 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.9% 2.1 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes8.4% 4.8 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure32.3% 1.8 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health15.9% 4.4 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)4.5% 6.8 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.4% 0.5 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity17.3% 8.1 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis25.2% same as the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication75.6% 0.9 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.3% 2.6 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.9% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year74.9% 1.8 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening90.4% 4.5 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability10.8% 4 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening70.6% 6.3 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.9% 1.7 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist74.5% 13.2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability26% 4.7 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20.8% 4 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity9.5% 7.6 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps9.5% 4.8 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6% 0.7 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.7% 0.5 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.5% 5.3 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.3% 2.1 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.8% 3.4 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness28.7% 5.7 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use79.5% 3.6 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.2% 2.6 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability11.8% 2.2 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)11.6% 1.9 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3% 1 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.1% 3.7 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours29.8% 6.6 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.1% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost5.1% 7.9 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.8% 1.8 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments701
People employed6,601
Annual payroll$543,392,000
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 57.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively High across the 6 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss65.2 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.

Landslide98.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake87.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire85.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding82.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tsunami55.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding51.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity38.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather10.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind6.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado3.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave3.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning3.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail1.4Very 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$140,417$96,334$78,538
Income per person$109,741$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate10.2%12%12.4%
Median home value$1,492,600$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$2,952$1,956$1,348
Homeownership56.4%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher65%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate8%6.4%5.2%
Works from home34.3%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US20.2%26.7%13.9%
Median age51.237.638.7
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 stationSAN FRANCISCO DWTN, CA US11.6 km away
Rain in a year23 in

Average high and low by month

January57.8°F / 46.6°F4.4 in rain
February60.4°F / 47.9°F4.37 in rain
March62.1°F / 48.9°F3.15 in rain
April63°F / 49.7°F1.6 in rain
May64.1°F / 51.4°F0.7 in rain
June66.5°F / 53°F0.2 in rain
July66.3°F / 54.4°F0.01 in rain
August67.9°F / 55.5°F0.06 in rain
September70.2°F / 55.6°F0.1 in rain
October69.8°F / 54.4°F0.94 in rain
November63.7°F / 50.7°F2.6 in rain
December57.9°F / 47°F4.76 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 supermarket88% 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 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Tamalpais Union High School District50% of this ZIP code's land area
Sausalito Elementary School District36.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Mill Valley Elementary School District12.5% 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 vulnerability22more vulnerable than 22% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status23more vulnerable than 23% of US census tracts
Household characteristics20more vulnerable than 20% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Walkability6.2 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

94966 Sausalito, CA0.8 km away
94920 Belvedere Tiburon, CA3.8 km away
94941 Mill Valley, CA5.3 km away
94942 Mill Valley, CA6.8 km away
94925 Corte Madera, CA7.1 km away
94129 San Francisco, CA7.1 km away
94976 Corte Madera, CA7.8 km away
94123 San Francisco, CA8.5 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 area14.58 sq mi
Water area1.41 sq mi
Population density834 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.8601, -122.4946

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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