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Petaluma
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city in Sonoma County, California, United States
Petaluma is a city located in Sonoma County in Northern California. It serves as an important community in the San Francisco Bay Area region.
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Petaluma
- Population
- 59776
- Area
- 37.526734
- Elevation
- 30
- Official website
- cityofpetaluma.org
- Image
- Petaluma California aerial view.jpg
- Households
- 22766
- Dialing code
- 707
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- Commons category
- Petaluma, California
- inception
- 1858-04-12
- postal code
- 94999
- water as percent of area
- 0.74
- P8168
- Eschoten
- water area
- 0.277684
- per capita income
- 46303
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Petaluma is a city in Sonoma County, California, United States, located in the North Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. Its population was 59,776 according to the 2020 census.
Petaluma's name comes from the Miwok village named Péta Lúuma that was located on the banks of the Petaluma River. The modern city originates in Rancho Petaluma, granted in 1834 to famed Californio statesman Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo, considered to be the founder of Petaluma. Today, Petaluma is known for its well-preserved historic center and as a local hub for the Petaluma Valley region of Sonoma County.