Inverness, California

Inverness
Inverness in 2022
Inverness in 2022
Location in Marin County and the state of California
Location in Marin County and the state of California
Inverness is located in the United States
Inverness
Inverness
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 38°06′04″N 122°51′25″W / 38.10111°N 122.85694°W / 38.10111; -122.85694
Country United States
State California
CountyMarin
Government
 • County BoardDistrict 4
Dennis Rodoni[1]
 • State senatorMike McGuire (D)[2]
 • AssemblymemberStephanie Nguyen (D)[2]
 • U. S. rep.Jared Huffman (D)[3]
Area
 • Total6.836 sq mi (17.71 km2)
 • Land6.400 sq mi (16.58 km2)
 • Water0.436 sq mi (1.13 km2)  6.38%
Elevation43 ft (13 m)
Population
 (2020)[6]
 • Total1,379
 • Density215.5/sq mi (83.2/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
94937
Area codes415/628
FIPS code06-36616
GNIS feature ID1658827

Inverness is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in western Marin County, California, United States. It is located on the southwest shore of Tomales Bay 3.5 miles (5.6 kilometers) northwest of Point Reyes Station and about 40 miles (65 km) by road northwest of San Francisco,[7] at an elevation of 43 feet (13 meters).[5] In the 2020 census, the population was 1,379.[6] The community was named by a Scottish landowner after Inverness in Scotland.[8]

  1. ^ "County of Marin District 4 webpage". County of Marin. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Statewide Database". Regents of the University of California. Archived from the original on February 1, 2015. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
  3. ^ "California's 2nd Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC. Retrieved March 8, 2013.
  4. ^ "2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files: California". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  5. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Inverness, California
  6. ^ a b "P1. Race – Inverness CDP, California: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  7. ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 645. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  8. ^ "Marin history: How Inverness came to be". Marin Independent Journal. April 16, 2018. Retrieved April 11, 2023.