Sea Ranch is a community in Sonoma County, California, home to about 1,287 people across 16 square miles. Its ZIP code is 95497, and parts of 95450 are in Sea Ranch too.
Homes sold for a median of $908 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
All in Sea Ranch
Mostly Timber Cove; part is in Sea Ranch
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Sea Ranch. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | San Francisco International Airport (SFO)96 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport (STS)37 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | San Francisco, CA72 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Los Angeles, CA429 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Sea Ranch; 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.
Sea Ranch had 1,169 residents in the 2020 census, down 10% since 2010.
It’s the 1000th 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 67°F in summer, and winter lows average 42°F. About 39.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Ft Ross, CA weather station (18 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).
4 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Sea Ranch.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Specialist doctors | 2 |
|---|---|
| Mental health providers | 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
Libraries (1 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 3 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.
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Shares ZIP codes with Timber Cove and Jenner.
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.