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Wikimedia Commons city photographs

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Campus photographs

Campus photographs may be resized or cropped for display.

Day-trip photographs

Nearby destination photographs are dated views, not current conditions. Each source, creator, license, recorded capture date and resize notice is listed below.

Citywide facts

Citywide facts

These figures describe the city, independently of the listings in our directory. Source periods differ; they are not live totals.

  • 1868 · City incorporated

    Year of municipal incorporation.

    Historical source · Municipal history · Source checked 2026-09-13.
  • Sonoma County · County

    County containing Santa Rosa.

    City government · Administrative geography · Source checked 2026-09-13.
  • California · State

    Santa Rosa is in California.

    City government · Administrative geography · Source checked 2026-09-13.
  • Pacific · Local time zone

    Pacific Standard Time or Pacific Daylight Time as seasonally applicable.

    National Weather Service · Seasonal standard / daylight time · Source checked 2026-09-13.
Homepage photograph and motion

Homepage photograph and motion

Luther Burbank Home and Gardens in Santa Rosa, photographed in June 2012. Photograph by Frank Schulenburg, via Wikimedia Commons, under CC BY-SA 3.0. Cropped and resized for responsive display with a gentle animated zoom. This is a photograph, not a live camera or filmed activity. The adaptation retains the source license.

Photography

Former railway station in Santa Rosa, photographed in 2008 by Wulfnoth. Original photograph and attribution, source status: Public domain. Cropped for responsive display. The photographer does not endorse this guide.

Business images link to their source publishers below. Some free directory sources publish collages or product photos; these are not multiple separately collected gallery images. Copyright remains with the rights holders. Contact us about an image.

Business information

Most listings below were checked against the business’s own website; the rest link to Google Maps business profiles, directory profiles such as Restaurantji and Loc8NearMe or tourism, chamber and organization websites. Confirm current hours, availability and directions with the business.

Google ratings and reviews

Ratings shown on business profiles are dated snapshots from the linked source, not live ratings. Visitor reviews submitted here are shown separately.

Automatic community data

AQI comes from AirNow’s reporting-area file, using the Santa Rosa reporting area. Regional reports may differ from street-level conditions.

Santa Rosa is inland. Official city information has information to help plan your visit.

Road information comes from the official state road service. Caltrans closures are collected every 15 minutes and geographically filtered; these are not traffic speeds.Official road information. No endorsement by these agencies is implied.

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