Belvedere, California

For the community east of Los Angeles, see East Los Angeles, California § Belvedere.
Belvedere, California
City in California
City of Belvedere
Belvedere around San Francisco Yacht Club
Belvedere around San Francisco Yacht Club
Flag of Belvedere, California
Flag
Location of Belvedere in Marin County, California.
Location of Belvedere in Marin County, California.
Belvedere, California is located in the United States
Belvedere, California
Belvedere, California
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 37°52′22″N 122°27′52″W / 37.87278°N 122.46444°W / 37.87278; -122.46444
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyMarin
IncorporatedDecember 24, 1896[1]
Government
 • TypeCouncil–manager[2]
 • Body
City council[3]
  • James Campbell (Mayor) [4]
  • Steven Block
  • Nancy Kemnitzer
  • James Lynch
  • Sally Wilkinson
 • County supervisorDistrict 3
Stephanie Moulton Peters[5]
 • State senatorMike McGuire (D)[6]
 • AssemblymemberStephanie Nguyen (D)[6]
 • U. S. rep.Jared Huffman (D)[7]
Area
[8]
 • Total
2.41 sq mi (6.23 km2)
 • Land0.52 sq mi (1.35 km2)
 • Water1.89 sq mi (4.89 km2)  78.42%
Elevation
[9]
36 ft (11 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
2,126
 • Density4,096.34/sq mi (1,580.46/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
94920
Area codes415/628
FIPS code06-05164
GNIS feature IDs1658031, 2409829
Websitewww.cityofbelvedere.org

Belvedere is a residential incorporated city located on the San Francisco Bay in Marin County, California, United States.[10] Consisting of two islands and a lagoon, it is connected to the Tiburon Peninsula by two causeways. At the 2020 census, the population was 2,126. The per capita (per person) income of Belvedere residents in 2000 was $250,000, but currently the average income is $283,000,[11] making it one of the highest-income cities in California and the eighth highest-income community in the United States (highest with a population of over 1,000 residents). Belvedere and Tiburon share a post office and the 94920 ZIP code.

  1. ^ "California Cities by Incorporation Date". California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions. Archived from the original (Word) on November 3, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
  2. ^ "City Council". City of Belvedere. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  3. ^ "City Council". Belvedere, CA. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
  4. ^ "Campbell steps into second stint as Belvedere's mayor". December 23, 2020.
  5. ^ "New Marin supervisor faces full plate of issues". January 3, 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Statewide Database". UC Regents. Archived from the original on February 1, 2015. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
  7. ^ "California's 2nd Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC. Retrieved March 8, 2013.
  8. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  9. ^ "Belvedere". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  10. ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 601. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  11. ^ "Belvedere city, California profile" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 18, 2011. Retrieved December 3, 2007.