Welcome to San Anselmo ...

The town of San Anselmo is located in Marin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of San Anselmo, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

The town was incorporated April 9, 1907.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, San Anselmo has a population of 12,606 people<2> (see below for details).

San Anselmo is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

San Anselmo is located in the (415) area code.

The ZIP codes for San Anselmo: 94960, 94979<4>

Websites for San Anselmo ...

Official Website: www.townofsananselmo.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, San Anselmo had an population of 12,606 people. This is an increase of 2.19% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 1.84% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, San Anselmo had a population of 12,336 people. This makes San Anselmo the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of San Anselmo represents 0.03% of the population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 346th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 12,336 people, the population of San Anselmo has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (with a count of 12,378 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for San Anselmo.

Communities near San Anselmo ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near San Anselmo.

• San Francisco
  (16 miles [25.7 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
  (19 miles [30.6 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
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • 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
  (11 miles [17.7 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>
• Petaluma
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petaluma
  • Petaluma is located in Sonoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petaluma <5>
• Novato
  (8 miles [12.9 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
  (11 miles [17.7 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>
• Hercules
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hercules
  • Hercules is located in Contra Costa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,221 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hercules <5>
• El Cerrito
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Cerrito
  • El Cerrito is located in Contra Costa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,403 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Cerrito <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 San Anselmo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for San Anselmo.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of San Anselmo. 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 San Anselmo.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around San Anselmo. Our list includes 9 papers. See our Newspapers Page for San Anselmo.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for San Anselmo ...

Looking for more information about San Anselmo? 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 San Anselmo, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for San Anselmo.

Adding San Anselmo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of San Anselmo 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 San Anselmo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the San Anselmo post office opened in 1892.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for San Anselmo.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for San Anselmo: www.townofsananselmo.org/

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

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