Fulton | |
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 Fulton, California | |
 Location of Fulton in Sonoma County, California | |
  Fulton  Fulton | |
| Coordinates: 38°29′47″N 122°46′12″W / 38.49639°N 122.77000°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  California |
| County | Sonoma |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.949 sq mi (5.047 km2) |
| • Land | 1.949 sq mi (5.047 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0% |
| Elevation | 135 ft (41 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 541 |
| • Density | 280/sq mi (110/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 95439 |
| Area code | 707 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1658593[2] |
Fulton is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sonoma County, California, United States. Fulton is just to the north of the city limits of Santa Rosa, and 7 miles (11 km) north-northeast of Sebastopol. Fulton has a post office, established in 1871 and assigned ZIP code 95439.[3] The community is named after Thomas and James Fulton, who founded the community.[4] The population as of the 2010 U.S. Census was 541. There are a set of railway lines which go through the town boundaries; these lines are used by Sonoma–Marin Area Rail Transit (or the SMART Train). Fulton was once home to a chicken processing plant that was in operation from the 1960s until its closure in 2010.
- ^ U.S. Census Archived 2012-07-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fulton, California
- ^ "ZIP Code Lookup". Zipinfo.com. Retrieved June 7, 2010.
- ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 635. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.