Welcome to Larkspur ...

The city of Larkspur is located in Marin County<1>.

Larkspur was established in 1887 and was incorporated March 1, 1908.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Larkspur has a population of 12,336 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Larkspur is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Larkspur lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Larkspur: (415)

The ZIP codes for Larkspur: 94939, 94977<4>

Websites for Larkspur ...

Official Website: www.ci.larkspur.ca.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Larkspur had an population of 12,336 people. This is an increase of 3.44% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 2.68% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Larkspur had a population of 11,926 people. This makes Larkspur the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Larkspur represents 0.03% of the population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 349th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 11,926 people, the population of Larkspur has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 12,014 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Larkspur.

Communities Also Named Larkspur ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Larkspur - they are located in Alberta, Colorado, Tennessee, Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Larkspur.

Communities near Larkspur ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Larkspur.

• San Francisco
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Francisco
  • San Francisco is located in San Francisco County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 866,606 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Francisco <5>
• Oakland
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
  • Oakland is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 424,891 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakland <5>
• Berkeley
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley
  • Berkeley is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 122,726 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berkeley <5>
• Vallejo
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
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  • Vallejo is located in Solano County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 120,747 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vallejo <5>
• Richmond
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
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  • Richmond is located in Contra Costa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,038 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <5>
• Daly City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daly City
  • Daly City is located in San Mateo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 105,868 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daly City <5>
• Alameda
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alameda
  • Alameda is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 78,841 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alameda <5>
• Novato
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novato
  • Novato is located in Marin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,351 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Novato <5>
• San Pablo
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pablo
  • San Pablo is located in Contra Costa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,779 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Pablo <5>
• Hercules
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hercules
  • Hercules is located in Contra Costa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,221 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hercules <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Larkspur. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Larkspur.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Larkspur. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Larkspur.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Larkspur. See our Newspapers Page for Larkspur.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Larkspur ...

Looking for more information about Larkspur? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Larkspur, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Larkspur.

Adding Larkspur to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Larkspur in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Larkspur was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Larkspur.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Larkspur: www.ci.larkspur.ca.us/

The official website for Marin County: www.co.marin.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/