Stinson Beach | |
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 Stinson Beach | |
 Location in Marin County and the state of California | |
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| Coordinates: 37°54′02″N 122°38′40″W / 37.90056°N 122.64444°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Marin |
| Government | |
| • County Board | District 4 Dennis Rodoni[1] |
| • State Senate | Mark Leno (D)[needs update] |
| • Assembly | Stephanie Nguyen (D) |
| • U. S. Congress | Jared Huffman (D)[2] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.892 sq mi (2.31 km2) |
| • Land | 0.892 sq mi (2.31 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0 km2) 0.0% |
| Elevation | 26 ft (8 m) |
| Population (2020)[5] | |
| • Total | 541 |
| • Density | 610/sq mi (230/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| ZIP Code | 94970 |
| Area codes | 415/628 |
| FIPS code | 06-74172 |
| GNIS feature ID | 235489 |
Stinson Beach is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Marin County, California, on the west coast of the United States. Stinson Beach is located east-southeast of Bolinas, right across the channel that terminates the bay mouth bar of the Bolinas Lagoon.[6] at an elevation of 26 feet (8 m).[4] The population of the Stinson Beach CDP was 541 at the 2020 census.[5]
Stinson Beach is about a 35-minute drive from the Golden Gate Bridge on California State Route 1 (the Shoreline Highway). It is near important attractions such as Muir Woods National Monument, Muir Beach, and Mount Tamalpais.
Stinson Beach is a popular day trip for people in the San Francisco Bay Area and for tourists visiting Northern California. Although most visitors arrive by private car, Stinson Beach is linked to Marin City by a daily bus service, and the network of hiking trails around Mount Tamalpais also reaches the town. The beach is one of the cleanest in the state, and sandy, unlike the rockier neighboring beach in Bolinas.[7]
- ^ "County of Marin District 4 webpage". County of Marin. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
- ^ "California's 2nd Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC. Retrieved March 8, 2013.
- ^ "2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files: California". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stinson Beach
- ^ a b "P1. Race – Stinson Beach CDP, California: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
- ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 707. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ^ Bay Area beaches grade well for safe swimming, May 27, 2010 by Carolyn Jones, San Francisco Chronicle