Welcome to Ross ...

The town of Ross is located in Marin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ross, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

The town was incorporated August 21, 1908.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Ross has a population of 2,497 people<2> (see below for details).

Ross is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Ross: (415)

The ZIP code for Ross: 94957<4>

Websites for Ross ...

Official Website: www.townofross.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Ross had an population of 2,497 people. This is an increase of 3.4% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 7.21% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Ross had a population of 2,415 people. This makes Ross the county's 10th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,415 people, the population of Ross increased 3.69% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,329 people).

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

Communities Also Named Ross ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named Ross: This one is located in Marin County and the other is located in Sonoma County.

Beyond California, there are 38 communities that are also named Ross - they are located in Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Georgia (3), Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky (2), Manitoba, Michigan (2), Minnesota (4), Missouri, Montana, New Brunswick, North Dakota (2), Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Texas (2), Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Ross ...

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

• San Francisco
  (15 miles [24.1 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
  (19 miles [30.6 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
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vallejo
  • Vallejo is located in Solano County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 120,747 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vallejo <5>
• Richmond
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • 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
  (19 miles [30.6 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>
• Petaluma
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petaluma
  • Petaluma is located in Sonoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petaluma <5>
• Novato
  (9 miles [14.5 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
  (11 miles [17.7 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
  (15 miles [24.1 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 Ross. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ross.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ross. 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 Ross.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ross ...

Looking for more information about Ross? 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 Ross, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Ross.

Adding Ross to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ross 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 Ross was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Ross post office opened in 1887.

We also found Ross in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ross.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Ross: www.townofross.org/

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

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