Sausalito, California

Sausalito, California
Sausalito combines hillside with shoreline, as seen in this view from Bridgeway, the city's central street.
Sausalito combines hillside with shoreline, as seen in this view from Bridgeway, the city's central street.
Flag of Sausalito, California
Location in Marin County and the state of California
Location in Marin County and the state of California
Sausalito is located in San Francisco Bay Area
Sausalito
Sausalito
Location in the United States
Sausalito is located in Northern California
Sausalito
Sausalito
Sausalito (Northern California)
Sausalito is located in California
Sausalito
Sausalito
Sausalito (California)
Sausalito is located in the United States
Sausalito
Sausalito
Sausalito (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°51′33″N 122°29′07″W / 37.85917°N 122.48528°W / 37.85917; -122.48528
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyMarin
IncorporatedSeptember 4, 1893[1]
Government
 • MayorIan Sobieski[2]
 • State SenatorMike McGuire (D)[3]
 • AssemblymemberDamon Connolly (D)[3]
 • U. S. Rep.Jared Huffman (D)[4]
 • SupervisorDistrict 3
Kate Sears
Area
 • Total2.26 sq mi (5.9 km2)
 • Land1.76 sq mi (4.6 km2)
 • Water0.49 sq mi (1.3 km2)  21.54%
Elevation10 ft (3 m)
Population
 • Total7,269
 • Density4,120.74/sq mi (1,591.03/km2)
Time zoneUTC−8 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−7 (PDT)
ZIP codes
94965, 94966
Area codes415/628
FIPS code06-70364
GNIS feature IDs277597, 2411834
Websitewww.ci.sausalito.ca.us

Sausalito (Spanish for "small willow grove") is a city in Marin County, California, United States, located 1.5 miles (2.4 kilometers) southeast of Marin City, 8 miles (13 km) south-southeast of San Rafael,[8] and about 4 miles (6 km) north of San Francisco from the Golden Gate Bridge.[6]

Sausalito's population was 7,269 as of the 2020 census.[7] The community is situated near the northern end of the Golden Gate Bridge, and prior to the building of that bridge served as a terminus for rail, car, and ferry traffic.

Sausalito developed rapidly as a shipbuilding center in World War II, with its industrial character giving way in postwar years to a reputation as a wealthy and artistic enclave, a picturesque residential community (incorporating large numbers of houseboats), and a tourist destination. The city is adjacent to, and largely bounded by, the protected spaces of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area as well as the San Francisco Bay.

  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". Sausalito, CA. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Statewide Database". UC Regents. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  4. ^ "California's 2nd Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC. Retrieved March 8, 2013.
  5. ^ "2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files: California". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Sausalito". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
  7. ^ a b "P1. Race – Sausalito city, California: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  8. ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 699. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.