Jenner California Map

About Jenner, California

Jenner is a locality in Sonoma County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 122. The population density is 22.3 people per km². Jenner is located at 38.4590°N, 123.1275°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 95450.

Jenner occupies a raw, singular intersection where the persistent currents of the Russian River surrender their freshwater burden to the salt-heavy breath of the Pacific Ocean. It lies 17.3 miles southwest of Healdsburg, CA (from Healdsburg, CA: bearing 230°T), and is situated 7.4 miles west-southwest of Guerneville. The landscape is defined by the steep, shadowed contours of Jenner Gulch, which spills down toward the water, while the low, marshy expanse of Penny Island sits as a quiet sentinel in the river’s mouth. The air here holds a permanent, saline chill, sharpened by the fog that curls off the water to cling to the driftwood-strewn banks of Sonoma Coast State Park. On clear afternoons, the light turns a bruised, metallic violet, casting long silhouettes of the distant Coast Ranges across the water as the tide pulls the river’s edge into a restless, shifting geometry.

Jenner maintains a character forged by the seasonal cycles of the salmon run and the slow, rhythmic labor of those who harvest the sea. Once a rugged outpost for early settlers and loggers who relied on the river’s flow to move timber toward the coast, the economy now leans into the quiet trade of hospitality and the preservation of a wild, unmanicured frontier. Visitors often find themselves drawn to the stillness of Jenner Pond or contemplating the rugged, windswept bluffs, far removed from the frantic commerce of the inland hubs. Life in Jenner moves with the deliberation of the tides, a place where the primary industry remains the careful observation of the natural world, and the social atmosphere is as sparse and enduring as the driftwood that lines the shore.

About This Jenner Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Jenner, California. Coordinates: 38.459034, -123.127467. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Jenner includes the ZIP code (95450), telephone area code (408, 669), county seat of Sonoma County (Santa Rosa), and school district assignment (West Sonoma County Union High School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.