Cotati is a city in Sonoma County, California, home to about 7,489 people across 1.9 square miles. Its ZIP code is 94931.
Homes sold for a median of $454 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Cotati. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport (OAK)49 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport (STS)14 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | San Francisco, CA45 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Los Angeles, CA382 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Cotati; 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.
Cotati had 7,584 residents in the 2020 census, up 17% since 2000.
It’s the 557th largest of 1,563 towns in California by population.
Sonoma County grew from 38,480 residents in 1900 to 488,863 in 2020.
Sonoma County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 38°F. About 25.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Petaluma Ap, CA weather station (7 miles away).
177,367 jobs at 14,572 businesses in Sonoma County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
50 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Cotati.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Specialist doctors | 3 |
|---|---|
| Dentists | 5 |
| Mental health providers | 34 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 5 |
| 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.
Parks (22 nearby)
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Libraries
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 1 mile 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.
Public schools here are run by Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Page AcademyCotati | K–8 | 428 | Public | 1.2 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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