Arbuckle California Map

About Arbuckle, California

Arbuckle is a locality in Colusa County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,484. The population density is 763.9 people per km². Arbuckle is located at 39.0174°N, 122.0577°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 95912.

Arbuckle occupies a quiet expanse of the flat, sun-drenched agricultural plains where the horizon stretches wide and unobstructed under a vast, pale sky. It lies 25.1 miles west-southwest of Yuba City, CA (from Yuba City, CA: bearing 250°T), and is situated 13.9 miles south of Colusa. The land here is defined by the expansive Colusa Basin, a low-lying reach of earth that drains the intensity of the summer heat and holds the heavy, fertile soil in place. To the west, the distant silhouette of the Coast Ranges marks the limit of the view, their forms often softened by a haze that settles over the fields. Salt Creek traces a subtle, winding path through the local topography just a short distance away, its presence marked by the deeper green of brush that persists even when the surrounding grasses turn to a brittle, bleached gold. Within the center of the grid, LaVanche Hursh Park offers a modest clearing where the air feels still and the light takes on a clarity that seems to sharpen the edges of every leaf and fence post.

Arbuckle remains fundamentally tied to the rhythms of the earth, its economy built upon the cultivation of orchards and fields that define the regional character. The history of the area is written in the rows of almond trees and the seasonal labor that moves in accordance with the harvest, grounding the daily experience in a cycle of growth and collection. While Cecil Lake lies ten miles away as a distant point of repose, the immediate focus of the locality is the steady, industrious work of the land. Life in Arbuckle moves at a measured pace, dictated by the heat of the afternoon and the quiet transition of dusk, when the shadows grow long across the pavement and the wind begins to cool. There is a particular honesty here in the way the architecture of the streets mirrors the functionality of the surrounding farms, creating a space where the work of the day leaves a tangible imprint on the quiet of the evening.

About This Arbuckle Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Arbuckle, California. Coordinates: 39.017396, -122.057748. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Arbuckle includes the ZIP code (95912), telephone area code (530), county seat of Colusa County (Colusa), and school district assignment (Pierce Joint Unified School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.