Town guide

Windsor, California

Windsor is a town in Sonoma County, California, home to about 26,081 people across 7.4 square miles. Its ZIP code is 95492, and parts of 95436 and 95448 are in Windsor too.

Homes sold for a median of $473 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population26,0813,506 per sq mi
Median home value$801,100Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$473Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking32%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Windsor

3 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Windsor

Distances

Nearest major airportOakland San Francisco Bay Airport (OAK)66 miles away
Closer regional airportCharles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport (STS)3 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+San Francisco, CA58 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Los Angeles, CA397 miles away

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

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

Who represents Windsor

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

Windsor had 26,344 residents in the 2020 census, up 16% since 2000.

It’s the 291st largest of 1,563 towns in California by population.

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

Windsor population by census2000: 22,744, 2010: 26,801, 2020: 26,34422,744200026,801201026,3442020

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 34 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near WindsorJan: high 58°F, low 38°F, 6.7 in; Feb: high 62°F, low 39°F, 6.7 in; Mar: high 65°F, low 41°F, 4.6 in; Apr: high 69°F, low 43°F, 2.1 in; May: high 75°F, low 47°F, 1.3 in; Jun: high 82°F, low 50°F, 0.3 in; Jul: high 84°F, low 52°F, 0 in; Aug: high 84°F, low 52°F, 0.1 in; Sep: high 83°F, low 50°F, 0.1 in; Oct: high 77°F, low 46°F, 1.7 in; Nov: high 65°F, low 40°F, 3.6 in; Dec: high 58°F, low 37°F, 6.8 in58°38°Jan6.762°39°Feb6.765°41°Mar4.669°43°Apr2.175°47°May1.382°50°Jun0.384°52°Jul0.084°52°Aug0.183°50°Sep0.177°46°Oct1.765°40°Nov3.658°37°Dec6.8Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Santa Rosa Sonoma Co Ap, 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

115 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Windsor.

Nearest hospitals

  • Sutter Santa Rosa Regional HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Santa Rosa4.8 miles
  • Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Santa RosaGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Santa Rosa5.8 miles
  • Healdsburg HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Healdsburg6.2 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors6
Specialist doctors3
Dentists18
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants10
Mental health providers59
Physical and occupational therapists10
Optometrists5
Chiropractors4
Pharmacies5

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 Windsor

Parks (16 nearby)

  • Foothill Regional Park · 208 acres1.5 mi
  • Keiser Community Park · 27 acres0.5 mi
  • Hiram Lewis Park · 16 acres0.9 mi
  • Pleasant Avenue Park · 9 acres1.1 mi
  • Robbins Park · 6 acres1.4 mi
  • Michael Hall Park · 5 acres0.7 mi

Grocery stores (3 nearby)

  • Oliver's Market0.1 mi
  • Raley's0.4 mi
  • Safeway0.4 mi

Pharmacies (1 nearby)

  • Walmart Pharmacy1.8 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Windsor Regional Library0.1 mi

Museums (1 nearby)

  • Windsor Museum0.3 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Luther Burbank Center for the Arts5.1 mi
  • Raven Performing Arts Theater5.4 mi

Counts are within about 2 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.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Established in 1992.

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

Schools in Windsor

Public schools here are run by Windsor Unified. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (7)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Cali Calmecac Language AcademyWindsorK–81,075Charter0.8 mi
Brooks ElementaryWindsor3–5493Public0.7 mi
Big Picture Learning WindsorWindsor6–1234Alternative Education0.6 mi
Sonoma County Virtual AcademyWindsor6–1263Alternative Education0.6 mi
Windsor MiddleWindsor6–8736Public0.8 mi
Windsor HighWindsor9–121,700Public0.5 mi
Windsor Oaks AcademyWindsor9–1233Alternative Education0.6 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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Shares ZIP codes with Healdsburg and Forestville.

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