Belvedere, California
| City of Belvedere | |
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| General law city | |
Belvedere around San Francisco Yacht Club
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 Location in Marin County and the state of California |
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 City of Belvedere
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| Coordinates: 37°52′22″N 122°27′52″W / 37.87278°N 122.46444°WCoordinates: 37°52′22″N 122°27′52″W / 37.87278°N 122.46444°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 California
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| County | Marin |
| Incorporated | December 24, 1896 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-manager |
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City council
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| • County supervisor | District 3 Charles McGlashan |
| • State senator | Mike McGuire (D) |
| • Assemblymember | Marc Levine (D) |
| • U. S. rep. | Jared Huffman (D) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.406 sq mi (6.234 km2) |
| • Land | 0.519 sq mi (1.345 km2) |
| • Water | 1.887 sq mi (4.889 km2) 78.42% |
| Elevation | 36 ft (11 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,068 |
| • Density | 860/sq mi (330/km2) |
| Time zone | Pacific (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 94920 |
| Area codes | 415/628 |
| FIPS code | 06-05164 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1658031, 2409829 |
| Website | www |
Belvedere is a city in Marin County, California, United States, located 1.5 miles (2.4 km) northeast of Sausalito. Situated on two islands, it is immediately adjacent to the Tiburon Peninsula, accessible via a short bridge from the city of Tiburon. At the 2010 census, the population was 2,068 and the per-capita income in 2000 was $250,000, making it one of the highest income cities in California and the 8th highest income place in the United States (1st with a population over 1,000). Belvedere was once an island. Belvedere and Tiburon share a post office. Mail sent there can be addressed as "Belvedere Tiburon, CA".
Belvedere is located at 37°52′22″N 122°27′52″W / 37.87278°N 122.46444°W, about 4 mi (6 km) north of San Francisco.
Situated on the Tiburon Peninsula about 3 miles south/southeast of Ring Mountain, between Richardson Bay and the Town of Tiburon, Belvedere consists of two "islands" and the lagoon (Belvedere Lagoon) between them. The larger of the two islands is Belvedere Island, and the smaller one is Corinthian Island, which is shared with Tiburon. The area of Ring Mountain is notable for its archaeological resources of extant Native American petroglyphs as well as considerable biodiversity of California native plants.
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