Point Arena is a city in Mendocino County, California, home to about 789 people across 1.4 square miles. Its ZIP code is 95468.
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| Nearest major airport | Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport (OAK)111 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport (STS)51 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | San Francisco, CA88 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Los Angeles, CA444 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Point Arena; 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.
Point Arena had 460 residents in the 2020 census, down 3% since 2000.
It’s the 1128th largest of 1,563 towns in California by population.
Mendocino County grew from 20,465 residents in 1900 to 91,601 in 2020.
Mendocino County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 94°F in summer, and winter lows average 36°F. About 34.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Ukiah Muni Ap, CA weather station (26 miles away).
23,356 jobs at 2,432 businesses in Mendocino County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
2 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Point Arena.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 2 |
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| 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.
Libraries
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 Arena Union Elementary, Pacific Community Charter District, Point Arena Joint Union High. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
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| Arena ElementaryPoint Arena | K–8 | 239 | Public | 5.0 mi |
| Pacific Community CharterPoint Arena | K–12 | 64 | Charter | 5.0 mi |
| Point Arena HighPoint Arena | 9–12 | 131 | Public | 5.3 mi |
| South Coast ContinuationPoint Arena | 9–12 | 8 | Alternative Education | 5.2 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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