Dillon Beach California Map

About Dillon Beach, California

Dillon Beach is a locality in Marin County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 293. The population density is 29.0 people per km². Dillon Beach is located at 38.2508°N, 122.9653°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 94929.

Dillon Beach greets the Pacific with a wide, welcoming curve of sand, where the raw power of the ocean meets the rugged contours of the Marin Headlands. It lies 15.6 miles west-south-west of Rohnert Park, CA (from Rohnert Park, CA: bearing 247°T), and is situated 7.3 miles south-east of Bodega Bay. The air here carries a constant, salty tang, a brisk perfume of kelp and distant fog, and the relentless whisper of the surf is a perpetual soundtrack. Waves, often formidable, crash and recede with a measured, ancient rhythm, leaving behind a glistening sheen on the wet sand that mirrors the vast, often overcast sky above. Low-lying bluffs, carpeted with hardy coastal scrub and the occasional stoic cypress, guard the edges of this expansive shoreline, their forms sculpted by the persistent wind. The light, when it breaks through, possesses a cool, ethereal quality, bathing the scene in a soft, pearlescent glow that softens the sharp edges of rock and dune. This stretch of coast, though wild and seemingly untamed, has long been a place of human endeavor, its history tied to the sea and the land's yielding bounty. For generations, it has drawn fishermen who understand the moods of the Pacific and the secrets of its depths, their small boats a familiar sight bobbing just beyond the breakers. The local economy, still tethered to the ocean's generosity, also finds its pulse in the seasonal influx of visitors drawn by the beach's stark beauty and the promise of a bracing escape. Small, weathered structures, some dating back to earlier days, hint at a past where life was perhaps a little closer to the bone, a testament to resilience against the elements. Dillon Beach, with its grand sweep of sand and the ever-present immensity of the ocean, remains a place where the wild spirit of the coast is palpable, a quiet defiance against the encroaching world.

About This Dillon Beach Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Dillon Beach, California — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 38.250752, -122.965277. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Dillon Beach and Marin County.

Detailed location data for Dillon Beach includes the ZIP code (94929), telephone area code (510), county seat of Marin County (San Rafael), and school district assignment (Shoreline Unified School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Dillon Beach is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.