Anchor Bay is a community in Mendocino County, California, home to about 771 people across 3.5 square miles. Its ZIP code is 95445.
Homes sold for a median of $471 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Anchor Bay. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
We’re writing up Anchor Bay’s story and what everyday life there is like, for people thinking about moving in.
Are you a local agent who knows Anchor Bay well? Agents who advertise here will be able to write the guide. Advertise on OfferBacked
| Nearest major airport | San Francisco International Airport (SFO)105 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport (STS)45 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | San Francisco, CA81 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Los Angeles, CA437 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Anchor Bay; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Anchor Bay had 473 residents in the 2020 census, up 39% since 2010.
It’s the 1135th largest of 1,563 towns in California by population.
Mendocino County grew from 20,465 residents in 1900 to 91,601 in 2020.
Mendocino County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 67°F in summer, and winter lows average 42°F. About 39.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Ft Ross, CA weather station (27 miles away).
23,356 jobs at 2,432 businesses in Mendocino County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
28 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Anchor Bay.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 3 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 1 |
| Dentists | 2 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 9 |
| Mental health providers | 5 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 4 |
| Optometrists | 1 |
| Chiropractors | 3 |
| Pharmacies | 1 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Grocery stores
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Buying or selling around Anchor Bay? Tell us what you need and when. No agents advertise here yet, so we’ll keep your request for up to 30 days and send it to local agents who join. No obligation, and you choose who to work with.
Loading map…
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.