Marin City is a community in Marin County, California, home to about 3,195 people across 0.5 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 94965.
Homes sold for a median of $878 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Sausalito; part is in Marin City
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Marin City. 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)18 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Oakland, CA16 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Los Angeles, CA350 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Marin City; 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.
Marin City had 2,993 residents in the 2020 census, up 12% since 2010.
It’s the 775th largest of 1,563 towns in California by population.
Marin County grew from 15,702 residents in 1900 to 262,321 in 2020.
Marin County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 70°F in summer, and winter lows average 47°F. About 23 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, San Francisco Dwtn, CA weather station (7 miles away).
106,249 jobs at 10,049 businesses in Marin County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
165 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Marin City.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 16 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 17 |
| Dentists | 9 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 17 |
| Mental health providers | 78 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 18 |
| Optometrists | 2 |
| Chiropractors | 8 |
| 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 (12 nearby)
Grocery stores (2 nearby)
Pharmacies
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums (3 nearby)
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 Sausalito Marin City. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. AcademySausalito | K–8 | 262 | Public | 1.4 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The New Village SchoolSausalito | Pre-K–8 | 92 | Nonsectarian | 0.9 mi |
| Headlands Preparatory SchoolSausalito | 6–12 | 39 | Nonsectarian | 0.6 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 Sausalito and Muir Beach.
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