Fulton, California

Fulton
Fulton, California
Fulton, California
Location of Fulton in Sonoma County, California
Location of Fulton in Sonoma County, California
Fulton is located in California
Fulton
Fulton
Fulton is located in the United States
Fulton
Fulton
Coordinates: 38°29′47″N 122°46′12″W / 38.49639°N 122.77000°W / 38.49639; -122.77000
Country United States
State California
CountySonoma
Area
 • Total1.949 sq mi (5.047 km2)
 • Land1.949 sq mi (5.047 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation
135 ft (41 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total541
 • Density280/sq mi (110/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
95439
Area code707
GNIS feature ID1658593[2]

Fulton is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sonoma County, California, United States. Fulton is just to the north of the city limits of Santa Rosa, and 7 miles (11 km) north-northeast of Sebastopol. Fulton has a post office, established in 1871 and assigned ZIP code 95439.[3] The community is named after Thomas and James Fulton, who founded the community.[4] The population as of the 2010 U.S. Census was 541. There are a set of railway lines which go through the town boundaries; these lines are used by Sonoma–Marin Area Rail Transit (or the SMART Train). Fulton was once home to a chicken processing plant that was in operation from the 1960s until its closure in 2010.

  1. ^ U.S. Census Archived 2012-07-02 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fulton, California
  3. ^ "ZIP Code Lookup". Zipinfo.com. Retrieved June 7, 2010.
  4. ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 635. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.

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