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Welcome to Sausalito ...

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



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

The city was incorporated September 4, 1893.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Sausalito has a population of 7,159 people<2> (see below for details).

Sausalito is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Sausalito: (415)

The ZIP codes for Sausalito: 94965-94966<4>

Websites for Sausalito ...

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Sausalito had an population of 7,159 people. This is an increase of 1.39% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 2.33% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Sausalito had a population of 7,061 people. This makes Sausalito the county's 9th most populous community.

The population of Sausalito represents 0.02% of the total population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 404th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 7,061 people, the population of Sausalito decreased 3.67% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 7,330 people).

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

Communities near Sausalito ...

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

  • San Francisco
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Oakland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Berkeley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Richmond
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Alameda
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • South San Francisco
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • San Rafael
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Novato
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • San Bruno
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)

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 Sausalito. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sausalito.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sausalito. Our list includes 11 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Sausalito.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sausalito ...

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

Adding Sausalito to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sausalito.

The official website for Sausalito: www.ci.sausalito.ca.us/

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Marin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Sausalito.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sausalito - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Sausalito). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Sausalito or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).

Our list of ZIP Codes for Sausalito includes: 94965 & 94966.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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