Town guide

Sebastopol, California

Sebastopol is a city in Sonoma County, California, home to about 7,445 people across 1.9 square miles. Its ZIP code is 95472.

Homes sold for a median of $619 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population7,4453,960 per sq mi
Median home value$845,700Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$619Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking46%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Sebastopol

1 ZIP code

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Around Sebastopol

Distances

Nearest major airportOakland San Francisco Bay Airport (OAK)58 miles away
Closer regional airportCharles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport (STS)8 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+San Francisco, CA47 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Los Angeles, CA390 miles away

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

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

Who represents Sebastopol

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

Sebastopol had 7,521 residents in the 2020 census, down 3% since 2000.

It’s the 559th largest of 1,563 towns in California by population.

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

Sebastopol population by census2000: 7,774, 2010: 7,379, 2020: 7,5217,77420007,37920107,5212020

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 SebastopolJan: 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 (3 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

387 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Sebastopol.

Nearest hospitals

  • Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Santa RosaGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Santa Rosa8.0 miles
  • Providence Santa Rosa Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Santa Rosa8.3 miles
  • Sutter Santa Rosa Regional HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Santa Rosa8.6 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors35
Specialist doctors32
Dentists20
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants19
Mental health providers228
Physical and occupational therapists24
Optometrists6
Chiropractors23
Pharmacies4

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 Sebastopol

Parks (4 nearby)

  • Ragle Ranch Park · 156 acres0.8 mi
  • Ives Park · 5 acres1.0 mi
  • Luther Burbank's Experiment Gold Ridge road farm0.5 mi
  • Brook Haven Park0.6 mi

Grocery stores (3 nearby)

  • Pacific Market0.8 mi
  • Lucky0.9 mi
  • Safeway1.1 mi

Pharmacies

  • Rite Aid1.2 mi
  • Sebastopol Family Pharmacy1.3 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Sebastopol Branch Sonoma County Library1.1 mi

Museums

  • West County Museum1.2 mi

Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)

  • Sebastopol Center for the Arts1.1 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

Established in 1902.

Notable people born here

  • Karen Valentine (1947) · American actress
  • Luke Lamperti (2002) · American cyclist

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

Schools in Sebastopol

Public schools here are run by Twin Hills Union Elementary, Gravenstein Union Elementary, Oak Grove Union Elementary and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (14)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Apple BlossomSebastopolK–5305Public0.6 mi
Gravenstein Community DaySebastopolK–8—Alternative Education3.9 mi
Gravenstein ElementarySebastopolK–5464Charter3.9 mi
Oak Grove ElementarySebastopolK91Public2.9 mi
Orchard ViewSebastopolK–12224Charter0.6 mi
Park Side ElementarySebastopolK–4268Public0.9 mi
Sebastopol Independent CharterSebastopolK–8286Charter1.4 mi
Sunridge CharterSebastopolK–8256Charter1.1 mi
West Sonoma County ConsortiumSebastopolK–825Special Education6.0 mi
Gravenstein FirstSebastopol137Public3.9 mi
Brook Haven MiddleSebastopol5–8212Public0.6 mi
Hillcrest MiddleSebastopol6–8297Charter2.6 mi
Twin Hills Charter MiddleSebastopol6–8207Charter1.1 mi
Analy HighSebastopol9–121,473Public1.3 mi
Private schools (4)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Pleasant Hill Christian SchoolSebastopolTK–671Christian (no specific denomination)1.1 mi
Plumfield AcademySebastopol1–1226Nonsectarian2.5 mi
Greenacre HomesSebastopol2–1257Nonsectarian2.2 mi
Journey AcademySebastopol9–1225Nonsectarian2.0 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 Santa Rosa, Graton and Occidental.

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