Petaluma CenterCA
A town of 763 in California.
Is Petaluma Center a good place to live?
Petaluma Center’s mean commuting time is 10 minutes, below both California’s towns (28 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only 6 of the 848 California towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Petaluma Center. Petaluma Center has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
763 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary and 141 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Petaluma Center. Close and well known come first.
Big draw35 mi MuseumAlcatraz Federal Penitentiary
Big draw40 mi Stadium & arenaChase Center
Big draw36 mi GardenPresidio of San Francisco
Big draw37 mi LandmarkLombard Street
Big draw39 mi Stadium & arenaOracle Park
31 mi Ancient siteFort RossPhoto credits
Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary: druchoy, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Chase Center: Gregory Varnum, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Presidio of San Francisco: Robert Campbell, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lombard Street: The original uploader was Y6y6y6 at English Wikipedia., Public domain · Oracle Park: User Coasttocoast on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Ross: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Moving to Petaluma Center: who provides what
Petaluma Center is unincorporated, so Sonoma County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Petaluma Center.
Petaluma Center faces a very high natural-hazard risk, led by earthquakes
FEMA expects more storm and flood damage in Petaluma Center than in 94% of U.S. communities. 43% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from earthquakes, followed by inland flooding at 33%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Expect mild winters and pleasant summers in Petaluma Center
Petaluma Center’s peak summer temperature is 77°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most of Petaluma Center’s workers commute out: the town has 0.8 jobs for each of them
Between 2014 and 2024, jobs in Petaluma Center rose by 57, to 210. For half of commuters, work is under 17 miles away. The top destinations are Petaluma (15%), Santa Rosa (8%) and San Francisco (5%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2024 · ACS
Petaluma Center stands out in California and nationally, with fewer of its adults who have diabetes
Among 848 California towns, just 6 have a higher share of adults who binge drink than Petaluma Center. Petaluma Center: 25% of adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Petaluma Center | Typical California town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 5.3% | 12% | 12% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 16% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 31% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 63% | 72% | 79% |
| What stands out | Petaluma Center | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 5.3% | 11.7% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 2.6% | 5.6% |
| More binge drinkers | 22.7% | 15.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Petaluma Center
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Petaluma Center
About 3 of every 100 Petaluma Center residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
About Petaluma Center
Place in California, United States
Petaluma Center is an unincorporated community and census designated place (CDP) in Sonoma County, California, United States. It covers the residential population of the Coast Guard facility Training Center Petaluma. Per the 2020 census, the population was 709.
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- Area
- 1.2 sq mi
Questions about Petaluma Center
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Petaluma Center, CA a good place to live?
Petaluma Center has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.