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95472 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 95472 covers Sebastopol, California, with a population of about 28,588 and a median household income of $109,775.

Population
28,588407 per square mile
Median age
50.912.2 points above the US average
Median household income
$109,7751.1× the California median
Poverty rate
9.2%3.2 points below the US average
Typical home value
$1,107,071up 1.7% in five years
Median rent
$1,918about the California median
Degree or higher
50.2%15.2 points above the US average
Homeownership
72%7 points above the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
968

Where 95472 is

Sebastopol, 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

Population28,588
Median age50.9
Family households67%
Born outside the US10.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home11.8%
White (non-Hispanic)74.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2.5%
Hispanic or Latino14%
Veterans5.8%
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$109,775
Income per person$60,067
Poverty rate9.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance6.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.0%
$10–15k1.1%
$15–20k2.5%
$20–25k2.8%
$25–30k3.1%
$30–35k2.7%
$35–40k1.6%
$40–45k3.0%
$45–50k2.2%
$50–60k4.4%
$60–75k6.6%
$75–100k10.2%
$100–125k11.3%
$125–150k7.7%
$150–200k12.7%
$200k or more23.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed13,450
Mean adjusted gross income$120,657
Returns declaring $200,000 or more13%
Returns, under $25k22.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k17.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k22.3%
Returns, $200k or more13.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$995,200
Median gross rent$1,918
Rent as a share of household income28.5%
Owner-occupied72%
Vacant homes7.8%
Median year built1972

What the homes are

Detached house82.3%
Attached house4.1%
2 to 4 units4.7%
5 to 19 units3.5%
20 or more units1.4%
Mobile home4%
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$1,107,071as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 0.6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 1.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 36.5%
Typical asking rent$2,699as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 4.9%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$1,173,893$371,564

$371,564 in 2000 to $1,107,071 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher50.2%
High school diploma or higher94.2%
Works from home23.1%
Drives to work alone63.9%
Takes public transport0.8%
Commutes 45 minutes or more13.8%
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 diabetes11% 1 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes10% 3.2 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure34.8% 0.7 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)5.2% 6.1 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.6% 1.7 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity18.9% 6.5 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis28.7% 3.6 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.5% 1.5 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77% 2.3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)11.5% 3.8 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.2% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.2% 1 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year76.6% same as the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening90.2% 4.3 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11.8% 3 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening69.6% 5.3 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.5% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist70.7% 9.4 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability28.6% 2.1 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20.7% 4.1 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity9.1% 8 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps8.8% 5.5 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.3% 0.6 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol37.9% 1.7 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity7.9% 5.9 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.2% 1.2 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.7% 3.5 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness29.1% 5.3 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use79.4% 3.5 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.7% 2.1 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14.4% same as the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.1% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.4% 0.6 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.6% 4.2 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours31.6% 4.8 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.6% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost6.4% 6.6 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.1% 1.5 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments968
People employed7,834
Annual payroll$486,921,000
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 85.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Very High across the 14 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss86.9 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.

Wildfire96.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide92.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake92.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding85.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought78.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity54.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave28.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather14.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning14.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail10.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind8.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado3Very 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$109,775$96,334$78,538
Income per person$60,067$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate9.2%12%12.4%
Median home value$995,200$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,918$1,956$1,348
Homeownership72%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher50.2%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate4.1%6.4%5.2%
Works from home23.1%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US10.5%26.7%13.9%
Median age50.937.638.7
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 stationGRATON, CA US4.5 km away
Rain in a year40 in

Average high and low by month

January58°F / 37.3°F7.88 in rain
February62.3°F / 39°F7.48 in rain
March65.9°F / 40.7°F5.18 in rain
April70.2°F / 42.2°F2.58 in rain
May75.2°F / 45.5°F1.41 in rain
June81.3°F / 48.3°F0.41 in rain
July82.6°F / 50.5°F0.01 in rain
August83.8°F / 50.3°F0.06 in rain
September83.7°F / 48°F0.18 in rain
October78.2°F / 44.2°F1.98 in rain
November66.8°F / 39.7°F4.43 in rain
December57.7°F / 36.8°F8.34 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 supermarket34% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket10% of this ZIP code's area
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 7 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

West Sonoma County Union High School District49.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Twin Hills Union Elementary School District13.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Harmony Union School District10.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Sebastopol Union Elementary School District7.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Gravenstein Union Elementary School District6.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Oak Grove Union Elementary School District6.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Forestville Union Elementary School District3.5% 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 vulnerability35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status28more vulnerable than 28% of US census tracts
Household characteristics45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status37more vulnerable than 37% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport47more vulnerable than 47% of US census tracts
Walkability7 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

95473 Sebastopol, CA2 km away
95444 Graton, CA4.9 km away
95401 Santa Rosa, CA9.5 km away
95407 Santa Rosa, CA9.7 km away
95419 Camp Meeker, CA9.8 km away
94972 Valley Ford, CA11 km away
95436 Forestville, CA12.1 km away
94922 Bodega, CA12.4 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 area70.26 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq mi
Population density407 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude38.3941, -122.8433

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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