Davis is a city in Yolo County, California, home to about 66,978 people across 10.0 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 95616 and 95618.
Homes sold for a median of $476 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Mostly Davis; also University of California-Davis
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| Nearest major airport | Sacramento International Airport (SMF)13 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Sacramento, CA15 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Los Angeles, CA364 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Davis; 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.
Davis had 66,850 residents in the 2020 census, up 11% since 2000.
It’s the 139th largest of 1,563 towns in California by population.
Yolo County grew from 13,618 residents in 1900 to 216,403 in 2020.
Yolo County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 93°F in summer, and winter lows average 38°F. About 19.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Davis 2 Wsw Exp Farm, CA weather station (2 miles away).
74,652 jobs at 4,509 businesses in Yolo County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1,047 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Davis’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 165 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 127 |
| Dentists | 69 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 70 |
| Mental health providers | 500 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 75 |
| Optometrists | 21 |
| Chiropractors | 20 |
| Pharmacies | 11 |
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 (36 nearby)
Grocery stores (8 nearby)
Pharmacies (4 nearby)
Libraries (4 nearby)
Museums (3 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (5 nearby)
Counts are within about 2.5 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.
Established in 1868.
Colleges and universities
Sports teams
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Davis Joint Unified. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birch Lane ElementaryDavis | K–6 | 571 | Public | 1.1 mi |
| Cesar Chavez ElementaryDavis | K–6 | 510 | Public | 1.0 mi |
| Davis School for Independent StudyDavis | K–12 | 124 | Alternative Education | 0.3 mi |
| Fairfield ElementaryDavis | K–3 | 48 | Public | 5.4 mi |
| Fred T. Korematsu Elementary at Mace RanchDavis | K–6 | 509 | Public | 1.9 mi |
| Marguerite Montgomery ElementaryDavis | K–6 | 457 | Public | 1.5 mi |
| North Davis ElementaryDavis | K–6 | 552 | Public | 0.6 mi |
| Patwin ElementaryDavis | K–6 | 379 | Public | 2.1 mi |
| Pioneer ElementaryDavis | K–6 | 572 | Public | 3.0 mi |
| Robert E. Willett ElementaryDavis | K–6 | 506 | Public | 1.4 mi |
| Da Vinci Charter AcademyDavis | 7–12 | 562 | Charter | 0.4 mi |
| Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Junior HighDavis | 7–9 | 533 | Public | 2.3 mi |
| Oliver Wendell Holmes Junior HighDavis | 7–9 | 588 | Public | 0.5 mi |
| Ralph Waldo Emerson Junior HighDavis | 7–9 | 524 | Public | 2.0 mi |
| Martin Luther King HighDavis | 9–12 | 51 | Alternative Education | 0.3 mi |
| Davis Senior HighDavis | 10–12 | 1,755 | Public | 0.7 mi |
| Davis Special Education Pre-SchoolDavis | — | — | Public | 0.5 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davis Waldorf SchoolDavis | Pre-K–8 | 171 | Nonsectarian | 2.0 mi |
| Peregrine SchoolDavis | Pre-K–6 | 62 | Nonsectarian | 1.2 mi |
| Redbud MontessoriDavis | Pre-K–K | 6 | Nonsectarian | 3.1 mi |
| St James SchoolDavis | TK–8 | 299 | Roman Catholic | 0.5 mi |
| Tender Learning CareDavis | K | 1 | Nonsectarian | 2.5 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with University of California-Davis and El Macero.
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.