Town guide

Guerneville, California

Guerneville is a community in Sonoma County, California, home to about 4,100 people across 9.7 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 95446 and 95471.

Homes sold for a median of $449 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 2 were seller’s markets.

Population4,100422 per sq mi
Median home value$600,600Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$449Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking30%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Guerneville

2 ZIP codes

Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Guerneville. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology

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Around Guerneville

Distances

Nearest major airportOakland San Francisco Bay Airport (OAK)69 miles away
Closer regional airportCharles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport (STS)10 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+San Francisco, CA54 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Los Angeles, CA401 miles away

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

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

Who represents Guerneville

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

Guerneville had 4,552 residents in the 2020 census, up 86% since 2000.

It’s the 701st largest of 1,563 towns in California by population.

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

Guerneville population by census2000: 2,441, 2010: 4,534, 2020: 4,5522,44120004,53420104,5522020

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 84°F in summer, and winter lows average 37°F. About 40 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near GuernevilleJan: high 58°F, low 37°F, 7.9 in; Feb: high 62°F, low 39°F, 7.5 in; Mar: high 66°F, low 41°F, 5.2 in; Apr: high 70°F, low 42°F, 2.6 in; May: high 75°F, low 46°F, 1.4 in; Jun: high 81°F, low 48°F, 0.4 in; Jul: high 83°F, low 51°F, 0 in; Aug: high 84°F, low 50°F, 0.1 in; Sep: high 84°F, low 48°F, 0.2 in; Oct: high 78°F, low 44°F, 2 in; Nov: high 67°F, low 40°F, 4.4 in; Dec: high 58°F, low 37°F, 8.3 in58°37°Jan7.962°39°Feb7.566°41°Mar5.270°42°Apr2.675°46°May1.481°48°Jun0.483°51°Jul0.084°50°Aug0.184°48°Sep0.278°44°Oct2.067°40°Nov4.458°37°Dec8.3Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Graton, CA weather station (9 miles 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

37 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Guerneville’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Healdsburg HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Healdsburg10.5 miles
  • Sutter Santa Rosa Regional HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Santa Rosa12.8 miles
  • Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Santa RosaGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Santa Rosa13.2 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors4
Dentists3
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants11
Mental health providers17
Physical and occupational therapists1
Chiropractors1
Pharmacies2

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 Guerneville

Parks (7 nearby)

  • Guerneville River Park · 5 acres0.8 mi
  • Riverkeeper Stewardship Park · 3 acres0.7 mi
  • J. K. Wright Playground and Courts · 1 acres0.8 mi
  • Bruno Farnocchia Memorial Park0.8 mi
  • Henry N. Pacheco Memorial Playground1.4 mi

Grocery stores (1 nearby)

  • Safeway0.9 mi

Pharmacies (2 nearby)

  • Lark drugs0.8 mi
  • Safeway1.0 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Guerneville Branch Sonoma County Public Library0.7 mi

Museums (1 nearby)

  • Korbel Museum1.3 mi

Theaters and performance venues (2 nearby)

  • River theater0.7 mi
  • Redwood Forest Theater2.0 mi

Counts are within about 2 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.

Schools in Guerneville

Public schools here are run by Guerneville Elementary. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Guerneville Elementary (Charter)GuernevilleK–8171Charter0.4 mi
Guerneville PrimaryGuernevilleK12Public0.4 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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