Town guide

Eldridge, California

Eldridge is a community in Sonoma County, California, home to about 1,379 people across 0.7 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 95442 and 95476.

Homes sold for a median of $671 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 2 were seller’s markets.

Population1,3792,122 per sq mi
Median home value$766,800Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$671Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking8%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Eldridge

2 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Eldridge

Distances

Nearest major airportOakland San Francisco Bay Airport (OAK)43 miles away
Closer regional airportCharles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport (STS)23 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Oakland, CA40 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Los Angeles, CA373 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Eldridge; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Eldridge

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Eldridge had 1,312 residents in the 2020 census, down 14% since 2000.

It’s the 981st largest of 1,563 towns in California by population.

Sonoma County grew from 38,480 residents in 1900 to 488,863 in 2020.

Eldridge population by census2000: 1,534, 2010: 1,233, 2020: 1,3121,53420001,23320101,3122020

Sonoma County, 1900–2020

Sonoma County population, 1900 to 20201900: 38,480, 1910: 48,394, 1920: 52,090, 1930: 62,222, 1940: 69,052, 1950: 103,405, 1960: 147,375, 1970: 204,885, 1980: 299,681, 1990: 388,222, 2000: 458,614, 2010: 483,878, 2020: 488,86338K’00’1052K’20’3069K’40’50147K’60’70300K’80’90459K’00’10489K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 86°F in summer, and winter lows average 38°F. About 28.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near EldridgeJan: high 57°F, low 38°F, 5.5 in; Feb: high 62°F, low 40°F, 5.4 in; Mar: high 65°F, low 42°F, 3.8 in; Apr: high 69°F, low 44°F, 1.8 in; May: high 75°F, low 48°F, 1 in; Jun: high 83°F, low 51°F, 0.3 in; Jul: high 86°F, low 54°F, 0 in; Aug: high 86°F, low 53°F, 0.1 in; Sep: high 85°F, low 51°F, 0.1 in; Oct: high 78°F, low 47°F, 1.5 in; Nov: high 65°F, low 42°F, 3 in; Dec: high 57°F, low 38°F, 5.8 in57°38°Jan5.562°40°Feb5.465°42°Mar3.869°44°Apr1.875°48°May1.083°51°Jun0.386°54°Jul0.086°53°Aug0.185°51°Sep0.178°47°Oct1.565°42°Nov3.057°38°Dec5.8Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Sonoma, CA weather station (about a mile away).

Jobs in Sonoma County

177,367 jobs at 14,572 businesses in Sonoma County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Sonoma CountyHealth care and social assistance: 28,928 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 23,119 jobs; Retail trade: 23,004 jobs; Manufacturing: 21,134 jobs; Construction: 16,204 jobs; Administrative and support: 12,271 jobs; Professional services: 9,303 jobs; Wholesale trade: 8,689 jobsHealth care and social assistance 16% Hotels and restaurants 13% Retail trade 13% Manufacturing 12% Construction 9% Administrative and support 7% Professional services 5% Wholesale trade 5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

281 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Eldridge’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Sonoma Valley HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Sonoma1.6 miles
  • Petaluma Valley HospitalGeneral hospital · no emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Petaluma8.9 miles
  • Providence Queen of the Valley Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Napa10.2 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors30
Specialist doctors40
Dentists32
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants23
Mental health providers111
Physical and occupational therapists24
Optometrists6
Chiropractors15
Pharmacies7

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.

Places in and around Eldridge

Parks (9 nearby)

  • Maxwell Farms Regional Park · 80 acres0.4 mi
  • Ernie Smith Community Park · 12 acres0.6 mi
  • Larson Park · 7 acres0.8 mi
  • Olsen Park · 1 acres0.9 mi
  • Paul's Feild · 1 acres0.3 mi
  • Verano Park0.2 mi

Grocery stores (3 nearby)

  • Lucky0.5 mi
  • Carniceria La Favorita0.9 mi
  • Carniceria El Brinquito1.0 mi

Pharmacies (1 nearby)

  • Rite Aid0.6 mi

Libraries

  • Sonoma Valley Regional Library1.1 mi
  • Betty Hageman Memorial Library4.7 mi

Museums

  • Vallejo Home1.2 mi
  • Depot Park Museum1.5 mi
  • Heritage Center at the Maysonnave House1.6 mi
  • Toscano Kitchen1.6 mi
  • Sonoma Valley Museum of Art1.7 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Sonoma Conservatory of Dance1.7 mi

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.

Schools in Eldridge

Public schools here are run by Sonoma Valley Unified, Sonoma Charter District, Woodland Star Charter District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (10)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
El Verano ElementarySonomaK–5314Public0.1 mi
Flowery ElementarySonomaK–5368Public0.9 mi
Prestwood ElementarySonomaK–5275Public2.3 mi
Sassarini ElementarySonomaK–5281Public1.4 mi
Sonoma CharterSonomaK–8226Charter1.2 mi
Woodland Star CharterGlen EllenK–8244Charter6.0 mi
Adele Harrison MiddleSonoma6–8334Public2.2 mi
Altimira MiddleSonoma6–8324Public0.9 mi
Creekside HighSonoma9–1248Alternative Education2.2 mi
Sonoma Valley HighSonoma9–121,071Public2.1 mi
Private schools (4)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
St Francis Solano SchoolSonomaK–8192Roman Catholic1.4 mi
The Presentation SchoolSonomaK–8158Roman Catholic2.8 mi
New Song SchoolSonoma1–1116Nonsectarian0.7 mi
Hanna AcademySonoma9–1221Nonsectarian1.7 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 Sonoma, Boyes Hot Springs, El Verano, Fetters Hot Springs-Agua Caliente, Temelec, Glen Ellen and Kenwood.

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