Map of Graton CDP

Graton is an unincorporated town and census-designated place (CDP) in west Sonoma County, California, United States. The population was 1,707 at the 2010 census. Graton’s ZIP code is 95444. The town also has a culinary reputation attributed to two restaurants in the area.

The town of Graton is roughly 20 miles from the California coastline. Graton’s agriculture was historically concentrated on apple farming, but like most of rural Sonoma County it now focuses on wine production.

Graton CDP overview:
Name:	Graton CDP
LSAD Code:	57
LSAD Description:	CDP (suffix)
State:	California
County:	Sonoma County
Elevation:	108 ft (33 m)
Total Area:	1.579 sq mi (4.090 km²)
Land Area:	1.579 sq mi (4.090 km²)
Water Area:	0 sq mi (0 km²) 0%
Total Population:	1,707
Population Density:	1,100/sq mi (420/km²)
ZIP code:	95444
Area code:	707
FIPS code:	0630812
GNISfeature ID:	1658656

Online Interactive Map

Graton online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

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Geography

Graton has a total area of 1.58 sq mi (4.1 km), all land.

Graton is located at the southeastern end of Green Valley, on the east bank of the seasonally flooding Atascadero Creek. The elevation ranges from approximately 85 feet (26 m) above Mean Sea Level (MSL) at Atascadero Creek to 213 feet (65 m) MSL at Oak Grove School.

Graton is noted as lying at the approximate furthest southern and eastern extent of Russian colonization of the Americas. Research on Fort Ross has indicated that several farms were developed inland from the coastal fur trading fort in northwestern Sonoma County. These farms or ranches were used for producing additional food and for agricultural projects conducted by Fort Ross’s agronomist Yegor Chernykh. In 1836, a farm was established along Purrington Creek, between what are now the towns of Occidental and Graton. There Chernykh erected barracks and five other structures, and grew vegetables, fruit, wheat, and other grains. Chernykh also developed a large vineyard, introducing what has since become a major crop in the area.

Climate

This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Graton has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated “Csb” on climate maps.