Town guide

Sausalito, California

Sausalito is a city in Marin County, California, home to about 7,141 people across 1.8 square miles. Its ZIP code is 94965.

Homes sold for a median of $878 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population7,1414,057 per sq mi
Median home value$1,894,600Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$878Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking15%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Sausalito

1 ZIP code

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Around Sausalito

Distances

Nearest major airportOakland 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 Sausalito; driving is longer.

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

Who represents Sausalito

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

Sausalito had 7,269 residents in the 2020 census, down 1% since 2000.

It’s the 573rd largest of 1,563 towns in California by population.

Marin County grew from 15,702 residents in 1900 to 262,321 in 2020.

Sausalito population by census2000: 7,330, 2010: 7,061, 2020: 7,2697,33020007,06120107,2692020

Marin County, 1900–2020

Marin County population, 1900 to 20201900: 15,702, 1910: 25,114, 1920: 27,342, 1930: 41,648, 1940: 52,907, 1950: 85,619, 1960: 146,820, 1970: 206,038, 1980: 222,568, 1990: 230,096, 2000: 247,289, 2010: 252,409, 2020: 262,32116K’00’1027K’20’3053K’40’50147K’60’70223K’80’90247K’00’10262K’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 70°F in summer, and winter lows average 47°F. About 23 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near SausalitoJan: high 58°F, low 47°F, 4.4 in; Feb: high 60°F, low 48°F, 4.4 in; Mar: high 62°F, low 49°F, 3.2 in; Apr: high 63°F, low 50°F, 1.6 in; May: high 64°F, low 51°F, 0.7 in; Jun: high 67°F, low 53°F, 0.2 in; Jul: high 66°F, low 54°F, 0 in; Aug: high 68°F, low 56°F, 0.1 in; Sep: high 70°F, low 56°F, 0.1 in; Oct: high 70°F, low 54°F, 0.9 in; Nov: high 64°F, low 51°F, 2.6 in; Dec: high 58°F, low 47°F, 4.8 in58°47°Jan4.460°48°Feb4.462°49°Mar3.263°50°Apr1.664°51°May0.767°53°Jun0.266°54°Jul0.068°56°Aug0.170°56°Sep0.170°54°Oct0.964°51°Nov2.658°47°Dec4.8Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, San Francisco Dwtn, CA weather station (7 miles away).

Jobs in Marin County

106,249 jobs at 10,049 businesses in Marin County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Marin CountyHealth care and social assistance: 19,956 jobs; Retail trade: 14,242 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 12,263 jobs; Professional services: 8,776 jobs; Construction: 8,498 jobs; Other services: 6,675 jobs; Administrative and support: 6,362 jobs; Information: 4,945 jobsHealth care and social assistance 19% Retail trade 13% Hotels and restaurants 12% Professional services 8% Construction 8% Other services 6% Administrative and support 6% Information 5%

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

Health care

165 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Sausalito.

Nearest hospitals

  • Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San FranciscoGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · South San Francisco5.2 miles
  • San Francisco Va Medical CenterVA hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · San Francisco5.5 miles
  • Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San FranciscoGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · San Francisco6.0 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors16
Specialist doctors17
Dentists9
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants17
Mental health providers78
Physical and occupational therapists18
Optometrists2
Chiropractors8
Pharmacies1

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 Sausalito

Parks (13 nearby)

  • Martin Luther King Junior Park · 11 acres0.8 mi
  • Dunphy Park · 3 acres0.3 mi
  • Marinship Park · 3 acres0.3 mi

Grocery stores (4 nearby)

  • Driver's Market0.5 mi
  • Mollie Stone's Markets0.5 mi
  • Golden Gate Market1.0 mi
  • Bait Shop Market1.1 mi

Pharmacies

  • CVS Pharmacy1.3 mi
  • Walgreens2.2 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy2.2 mi
  • Physical Medicine Center of Marin4.2 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Civic Center and Public Library0.3 mi

Museums (3 nearby)

  • Bay Model Visitor Center0.2 mi
  • Marinship Exhibit0.3 mi
  • IDESST Sausalito Portuguese Cultural Center0.3 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Headlands Center for the Arts2.6 mi
  • Marin Theatre Company3.4 mi
  • The Outdoor Art Club4.3 mi
  • Throckmorton Theater4.3 mi
  • Old Mill Amphitheater4.5 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.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Notable people born here

  • J. R. Hildebrand (1988) · American racing driver

Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.

Schools in Sausalito

Public schools here are run by Sausalito Marin City. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. AcademySausalitoK–8262Public1.4 mi
Private schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
The New Village SchoolSausalitoPre-K–892Nonsectarian0.9 mi
Headlands Preparatory SchoolSausalito6–1239Nonsectarian0.6 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 Marin City and Muir Beach.

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