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Opportunity Zones in San Francisco, CA

The City of San Francisco has 11 Qualified Opportunity Zones under the original 2018 (OZ 1.0) designation round. These zones remain in effect through December 31, 2028.

Under the Opportunity Zones 2.0 framework, the State of California will nominate a new round of Opportunity Zones in 2026, with those designations taking effect on January 1, 2027.

11
Designated OZs (2018)
2,469
California OZ 2.0-eligible tracts
618
California 2.0 nomination cap

What Are Opportunity Zones?

Opportunity Zones are economically distressed communities designated at the census-tract level. U.S. taxpayers who reinvest eligible capital gains into Qualified Opportunity Funds that invest in Opportunity Zone property may qualify for several federal tax benefits.

How To Invest in Opportunity Zones

To qualify for the Opportunity Zone tax incentive, investors must reinvest eligible capital gains into a Qualified Opportunity Fund (QOF). The QOF must then deploy capital into qualified Opportunity Zone property or businesses located within designated census tracts.

Qualifying investments may include ground-up real estate development, substantial rehabilitation of existing property, or operating businesses structured as Qualified Opportunity Zone Businesses (QOZBs), provided all statutory and regulatory requirements are satisfied.

San Francisco Opportunity Zones Map

The interactive map below shows every designated Opportunity Zone in San Francisco. Click any zone for tract-level detail, or use the layer panel to explore rural and surrounding tracts.

Current Opportunity Zones in San Francisco (Designated 2018)

San Francisco's 11 Opportunity Zones are concentrated in the city's eastern and southeastern neighborhoods, including Bayview-Hunters Point, Visitacion Valley, South of Market, and Treasure Island.

The census tracts below were designated in 2018 under IRS Notice 2018-48 and correspond to 2010 U.S. Census tract boundaries. These OZ 1.0 designations remain in effect through December 31, 2028.

CountyCensus TractType
San Francisco06075017902Non-Rural
San Francisco06075023103Non-Rural
San Francisco06075023400Non-Rural
San Francisco06075026001Non-Rural
San Francisco06075026004Non-Rural
San Francisco06075026100Non-Rural
San Francisco06075026301Non-Rural
San Francisco06075026404Non-Rural
San Francisco06075060502Non-Rural
San Francisco06075061200Non-Rural
San Francisco06075980600Non-Rural

Future OZ 2.0 Designations in San Francisco

On January 29, 2026, the U.S. Census Bureau released its five-year American Community Survey (ACS) estimates for the 2020–2024 period. These data determine which census tracts are eligible for Opportunity Zone designation under the OZ 2.0 framework.

Across the State of California, 2,469 census tracts meet the statutory median-family- income and/or poverty-rate thresholds. Under the 25 percent statutory cap, California may nominate up to 618 of those tracts, with new designations taking effect on January 1, 2027.

See our analysis of the OZ 2.0-eligible tracts for the full methodology, or explore the eligible tracts on the interactive Opportunity Zones map.