Marshall California Map

About Marshall, California

Marshall is a locality in Marin County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Marshall is located at 38.1605°N, 122.8942°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 94940.

Marshall clings to the edge of the Pacific Ocean, where the cool, salt-heavy breath of the tide washes over the shoreline daily. It lies 14.8 miles west-southwest of Petaluma, CA (from Petaluma, CA: bearing 251°T), and is situated 18.0 miles west-northwest of Novato. The landscape surrounding Marshall is defined by a quiet, rugged transition from the water to the inland slopes, where the earth rises toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Coast Ranges. A short distance away, the quiet waters of Abbotts Lagoon mirror the shifting gray clouds, while the nearby reach of Frink Canyon carves a deep, shadowed path through the terrain. The air here holds a particular clarity, often softened by a persistent fog that drifts inland, dampening the sound of the surf and muting the vibrant, sun-bleached colors of the coastal grasses.

Oysters have long defined the economic pulse of Marshall, with racks and beds submerged in the nearby waters representing a heritage of maritime labor that persists despite the changing tides of the modern world. This industry remains the silent backbone of the local identity, an quiet endeavor that requires a patient attunement to the natural cycles of the Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary. Those who traverse the local landscape might find themselves wandering the Loop Trail, a path that offers a vantage point over the stillness of the water, punctuated only by the occasional cry of a gull or the distant movement of water near Duck Island. Though the flow of Cataract Creek marks the land two miles distant, it is the constant, rhythmic presence of the Pacific Ocean that dictates the slow, deliberate pace of life for everyone who calls Marshall their home.

About This Marshall Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Marshall, California. Coordinates: 38.160477, -122.894162. 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 Marshall includes the ZIP code (94940), telephone area code (510), county seat of Marin County (San Rafael), and school district assignment.

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.