Welcome to Tiburon ...

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tiburon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

The town was incorporated June 23, 1964.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Tiburon has a population of 9,160 people<2> (see below for details).

Tiburon is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Tiburon ...

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Tiburon had an population of 9,160 people. This is an increase of 2.21% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 5.7% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Tiburon had a population of 8,962 people. This makes Tiburon the county's 7th most populous community.

The population of Tiburon represents 0.02% of the total population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 377th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 8,962 people, the population of Tiburon increased 3.42% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 8,666 people).

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

Communities Also Named Tiburon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Tiburon - it's located in Arizona.

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

Communities near Tiburon ...

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

• San Francisco
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • 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 <4>
• Oakland
  (11 miles [17.7 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 <4>
• Berkeley
  (9 miles [14.5 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 <4>
• 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 <4>
• Richmond
  (7 miles [11.3 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 <4>
• Daly City
  (12 miles [19.3 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 <4>
• San Leandro
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Leandro
  • San Leandro is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,161 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Leandro <4>
• Alameda
  (14 miles [22.5 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 <4>
• South San Francisco
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South San Francisco
  • South San Francisco is located in San Mateo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,558 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South San Francisco <4>
• San Rafael
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Rafael
  • San Rafael is located in Marin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,528 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Rafael <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tiburon ...

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

Adding Tiburon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tiburon 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 Tiburon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Tiburon post office opened in 1884.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tiburon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Tiburon: www.ci.tiburon.ca.us/

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

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