Glen Ellen is a community in Sonoma County, California, home to about 1,078 people across 2.1 square miles. Its ZIP code is 95442.
Homes sold for a median of $734 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Mostly Glen Ellen; also Eldridge and Kenwood
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Glen Ellen. 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)47 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport (STS)19 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Oakland, CA44 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Los Angeles, CA378 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Glen Ellen; 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.
Glen Ellen had 714 residents in the 2020 census, down 28% since 2000.
It’s the 1044th 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 86°F in summer, and winter lows average 38°F. About 28.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Sonoma, CA weather station (6 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).
5 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Glen Ellen.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Specialist doctors | 1 |
|---|---|
| Mental health providers | 2 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 2 |
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 (4 nearby)
Grocery stores (2 nearby)
Pharmacies
Libraries
Museums
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 Woodland Star Charter District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodland Star CharterGlen Ellen | K–8 | 244 | Charter | 1.5 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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Shares ZIP codes with Eldridge and Kenwood.
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.