Big Bend California Map

About Big Bend, California

Big Bend is a locality in Butte County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 79. The population density is 5.3 people per km². Big Bend is located at 41.0116°N, 121.9304°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP codes: 95728, 95476, 96011.

Big Bend commands a rugged expanse of northern California where the earth rises in deep, shadowed folds and the horizon holds the distant, jagged promise of the Cascade Range. It lies 13.7 miles north-northeast of Oroville, CA (from Oroville, CA: bearing 22°T), and is situated 9.6 miles east-southeast of Paradise. The landscape is defined by the heavy, pervasive presence of Lassen National Forest, which blankets the terrain in thick timber and untamed undergrowth. Water carves its way through the stone, with the quiet currents of Nolton Creek threading through the landscape while the vast, stillness of Lake Oroville lies nearby. The narrow passage of China Gulch cuts into the topography, creating a sheltered basin where the air carries the dry, resinous scent of pine and the sharp clarity of high-altitude light.

Big Bend persists as a place of quiet endurance, defined by the slow, deliberate work of those who have made their lives among the timber and the steep slopes. History here is written in the silence of the woods and the remnants of resource-based labor that once drew settlers to this remote corner of the state. Life in Big Bend moves according to the changing seasons, far removed from the frantic pace of the distant urban centers. For those who seek the solitude of the wilderness, the Big Bald Trail offers a path into the high country, while the distant, rhythmic rush of Curtain Falls provides a singular, insistent music to the wilderness. The economy remains tethered to the land, echoing a time when the rhythm of the day was determined not by clocks, but by the shifting shadows upon the hillsides.

About This Big Bend Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Big Bend, California. Coordinates: 41.011624, -121.930434. 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 Big Bend includes the ZIP code (95728, 95476, 96011), telephone area code (408, 669, 530), county seat of Butte County (Oroville), and school district assignment (Mountain Union Elementary 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.