Novato, California
| City of Novato | |
|---|---|
| Clockwise from left: Marin Museum of Contemporary Art; City Hall; Unity Church; Downtown Novato.
Motto: "The place to be" | |
| Nickname: Valley of No Regrets | |
| Location in Marin County and California | |
| Coordinates: 38°06′27″N 122°34′11″W / 38.10750°N 122.56972°W | |
| Country | United States | 
| State | California | 
| County | Marin | 
| Incorporated | January 20, 1960 | 
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Tim O'Connor | 
| • County Board | Districts 5 & 4 Eric Lucan Dennis Rodoni | 
| • State Senator | Mike McGuire (D) | 
| • Assemblymember | Damon Connolly (D) | 
| • U. S. Rep. | Jared Huffman (D) | 
| Area | |
|  • Total | 27.99 sq mi (72.48 km2) | 
| • Land | 27.48 sq mi (71.16 km2) | 
| • Water | 0.51 sq mi (1.32 km2) 1.82% | 
| Elevation | 30 ft (9 m) | 
| Population  (2024) | |
|  • Total | 52,311 | 
| • Density | 1,900/sq mi (720/km2) | 
| • Demonym | Novatan | 
| Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific) | 
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) | 
| ZIP codes | 94945, 94947–94949, 94998 | 
| Area codes | 415/628 | 
| FIPS code | 06-52582 | 
| GNIS feature IDs | 277612, 2411283 | 
| Website | novato | 
Novato (Spanish for "Novatus") is a city in Marin County, California, United States, situated in the North Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. At the 2020 census, Novato had a population of 53,225.