Big Bend California Map

About Big Bend, California

Big Bend is a locality in Butte County, California, United States. Big Bend is located at 39.6982°N, 121.4608°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 96011.

Big Bend lies at the broad, sun-drenched shoulders of a landscape that remembers a different time, where rolling hills, dusted with the ochre of dry grasses, descend into the valley floor. It lies 20.1 miles east of Chico, CA (from Chico, CA: bearing 96°T), and is situated 9.6 miles east-south-east of Paradise. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a peculiar sweetness, a mingling of warm earth and the faint, resinous perfume of distant pines. Oak trees, their limbs gnarled and reaching like ancient supplicants, punctuate the open spaces, their shadows stretching long and cool across fields that hint at a robust agricultural past. The very character of Big Bend is etched into this terrain – a place of expansive skies and a quiet, enduring beauty that feels both wild and welcoming. The story of Big Bend is one of resilience, deeply tied to the fertile lands that have sustained it. For generations, agriculture has been the lifeblood, with orchards and vineyards once dotting the landscape, leaving a legacy of rich soil and a tradition of hard work. Though some of those fields have since given way to more modern ventures, the spirit of cultivation endures, evident in the small farms and roadside stands that still offer the bounty of the region. The Feather River, a cool, silver ribbon, flows nearby, a constant reminder of the waterway that has shaped both the natural beauty and the historical pathways of this place, a quiet witness to the ebb and flow of life in Big Bend.

About This Big Bend Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Big Bend, California — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 39.698218, -121.460802. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Big Bend and Butte County.

Detailed location data for Big Bend includes the ZIP code (95728), telephone area code (408, 669, 530), county seat of Butte County (Oroville), and school district assignment (Mountain Union Elementary School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Big Bend is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.