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94971 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 94971 covers Tomales, California, with a median household income of $109,375.

Median age
62.323.6 points above the US average
Median household income
$109,3751.1× the California median
Poverty rate
38.4%26 points above the US average
Typical home value
$1,122,407down 1% in five years
Degree or higher
62.8%27.8 points above the US average
Homeownership
76.1%11.1 points above the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
5

Where 94971 is

Tomales, 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

Median age62.3
Family households87%
Born outside the US1.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.3%
White (non-Hispanic)100%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans8.2%
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$109,375
Poverty rate38.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance0%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k29.3%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k0.0%
$60–75k0.0%
$75–100k10.9%
$100–125k22.8%
$125–150k25.0%
$150–200k0.0%
$200k or more12.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$880,000
Owner-occupied76.1%
Vacant homes50.3%
Median year built1970

What the homes are

Detached house68.1%
2 to 4 units10.8%
Mobile home21.1%
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$1,122,407as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 9.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsdown 1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 38.2%
Typical home value since 2000
201020182026$1,193,008$465,855

$524,137 in 2010 to $1,122,407 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher62.8%
High school diploma or higher100%
Works from home24.7%
Drives to work alone31.3%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more9.6%
Health

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

Obesity22% 11.4 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.9% 1.1 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes8.8% 4.4 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure36% 1.9 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health17% 3.3 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)4.8% 6.5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.3% 0.6 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity18.1% 7.3 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis29.6% 4.5 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.8% 1.2 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.5% 3.8 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)12.6% 4.9 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.6% 1.4 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year76.4% same as the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening91.5% 5.6 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability10.9% 3.9 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening70.8% 6.5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.3% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist73.7% 12.4 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability29.2% 1.5 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20% 4.8 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity7.8% 9.3 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps7.3% 7 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.7% 1 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.7% 3.5 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity7% 6.8 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.7% 1.7 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5% 4.2 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness28% 6.4 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use79% 3.1 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)13.8% 3 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13.9% same as the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13% 0.5 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4% 4.8 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours28.5% 7.9 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.7% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost4.8% 8.2 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.9% 1.7 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments5
People employed66
Annual payroll$1,793,000
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 99.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery High
Expected annual loss98.9 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.

Landslide99.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire99.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding99.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake98.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding96.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought84.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tsunami74.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity58.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather15.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail14Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning13.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind12.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave11.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado10.9Very 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$109,375$96,334$78,538
Income per person$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate38.4%12%12.4%
Median home value$880,000$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,956$1,348
Homeownership76.1%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher62.8%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate2.4%6.4%5.2%
Works from home24.7%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US1.3%26.7%13.9%
Median age62.337.638.7
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 stationBODEGA 6 WSW, CA US16.5 km away
Rain in a year29 in

Average high and low by month

January55.9°F / 44.9°F5.31 in rain
February56°F / 45°F6.04 in rain
March57.1°F / 45.5°F3.88 in rain
April56.9°F / 46°F2.24 in rain
May58.4°F / 47.7°F1.16 in rain
June60.6°F / 49.4°F0.48 in rain
July61.9°F / 51.1°F0.15 in rain
August62.8°F / 52°F0.11 in rain
September65.7°F / 50.9°F0.18 in rain
October62.1°F / 49.3°F1.81 in rain
November59.1°F / 46.5°F2.91 in rain
December55.3°F / 44.4°F4.63 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%.

Shoreline Unified School District100% 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 vulnerability25more vulnerable than 25% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status18more vulnerable than 18% of US census tracts
Household characteristics17more vulnerable than 17% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status22more vulnerable than 22% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport63more vulnerable than 63% of US census tracts
Walkability8 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

94929 Dillon Beach, CA4.5 km away
94940 Marshall, CA7.7 km away
94972 Valley Ford, CA8.4 km away
94922 Bodega, CA13.2 km away
94923 Bodega Bay, CA14.5 km away
94937 Inverness, CA14.7 km away
95472 Sebastopol, CA17.9 km away
95473 Sebastopol, CA19.5 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 area22.17 sq mi
Water area1.79 sq mi
Latitude, longitude38.2427, -122.9145

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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