Welcome to Corte Madera ...

The town of Corte Madera is located in Marin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Corte Madera, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1878.

The town was incorporated June 10, 1916.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Corte Madera has a population of 9,909 people<2> (see below for details).

Corte Madera is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Corte Madera lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Corte Madera is located in the (415) area code.

The ZIP codes for Corte Madera: 94925, 94976<4>

Websites for Corte Madera ...

Official Website: www.ci.corte-madera.ca.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Corte Madera had an population of 9,909 people. This is an increase of 7.09% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 8.89% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Corte Madera had a population of 9,253 people. This makes Corte Madera the county's 6th most populous community.

The population of Corte Madera represents 0.02% of the population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 375th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 9,253 people, the population of Corte Madera increased 1.68% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 9,100 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Corte Madera.

Communities near Corte Madera ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Corte Madera.

• San Francisco
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Francisco
  • San Francisco is located in San Francisco County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 866,606 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Francisco <5>
• Oakland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
  • Oakland is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 424,891 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakland <5>
• Berkeley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley
  • Berkeley is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 122,726 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berkeley <5>
• Vallejo
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vallejo
  • Vallejo is located in Solano County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 120,747 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vallejo <5>
• Richmond
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Richmond is located in Contra Costa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,038 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <5>
• Daly City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daly City
  • Daly City is located in San Mateo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 105,868 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daly City <5>
• Alameda
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alameda
  • Alameda is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 78,841 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alameda <5>
• South San Francisco
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South San Francisco
  • South San Francisco is located in San Mateo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,558 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South San Francisco <5>
• Novato
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novato
  • Novato is located in Marin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,351 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Novato <5>
• San Pablo
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pablo
  • San Pablo is located in Contra Costa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,779 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Pablo <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Corte Madera. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Corte Madera.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Corte Madera. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Corte Madera.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Corte Madera. See our Newspapers Page for Corte Madera.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Corte Madera ...

Looking for more information about Corte Madera? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Corte Madera, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Corte Madera.

Adding Corte Madera to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Corte Madera in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Corte Madera was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Corte Madera post office opened in 1878.

We also found Corte Madera in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Corte Madera.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Corte Madera: www.ci.corte-madera.ca.us/

The official website for Marin County: www.co.marin.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/