Novato, California

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City of Novato
City
Clockwise from left: Marin Museum of Contemporary Art; City Hall; Unity Church; Downtown Novato. Motto: “The place to be”
Nickname:  Valley of No Regrets
Location in Marin County and California
City of Novato Location in the United States
Coordinates: 38°06′27″N 122°34′11″W / 38.10750°N 122.56972°W / 38.10750; -122.56972[1]
Country	United States
State	California
County	Marin
Incorporated	January 20, 1960[2]
Government
• Mayor	Mark Milberg[3]
• County Board	Districts 5 & 4 Eric Lucan Dennis Rodoni[4]
• State Senator	Mike McGuire (D)[5]
• Assemblymember	Damon Connolly (D)[5]
• U. S. Rep.	Jared Huffman (D)[6]
Area [7]
• Total	27.99 sq mi (72.48 km2)
• Land	27.48 sq mi (71.16 km2)
• Water	0.51 sq mi (1.32 km2)  1.85%
Elevation [1]	30 ft (9 m)
Population  (2020)[8]
• Total	53,225
• Density	1,900/sq mi (730/km2)
• Demonym	Novatan
Time zone	UTC−8 (Pacific)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−7 (PDT)
ZIP codes	94945, 94947–94949, 94998
Area codes	415/858
FIPS code	06-52582
GNIS feature IDs	277612, 2411283
Website	novato.org

Novato (Spanish for "Novatus") is a city in Marin County, California, United States, situated in the North Bay region of the Bay Area. At the 2020 census, Novato had a population of 53,225.