Bishop California Map
Explore Bishop, California, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
Interactive Map of Bishop, California
How to Use This Bishop, California Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Bishop, California. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of California or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Bishop.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Bishop |
| State | California (CA) |
| County | Inyo County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| Latitude | 37.36354 |
| Longitude | -118.39511 |
| Population | 3,819 |
| Density | 791.1 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Codes | 93514, 93515 |
| Area Code | 760 |
| County Seat | Independence |
| School District | Bishop Unified School District |
About Bishop, California
Bishop is a locality in Inyo County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,819. The population density is 791.1 people per km². Bishop is located at 37.3635°N, 118.3951°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. Bishop is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 93514, 93515.Bishop unfolds across a high, arid expanse where the crystalline clarity of the light sharpens every contour of the earth. It lies 69.4 miles northeast of Heights, CA (from Heights, CA: bearing 54°T), and is situated 1.9 miles southeast of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek. The South Fork Bishop Creek carves a vital, serpentine path through the basin, its cold waters providing a persistent pulse against the sun-bleached intensity of the surrounding plains. To the west, the jagged, formidable silhouette of the Sierra Nevada commands the horizon, a barrier of stone that keeps the world at a remove. The terrain shifts from the sun-drenched floor toward the rugged, shadowed folds of Poleta Canyon, while the distant, lingering ice of Palisade Glacier serves as a frozen monument to the enduring geological weight of the region.
Bishop serves as a quiet center of commerce and transit, its economy historically forged by the demands of the land and the needs of those passing through the vast interior. The legacy of the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest lingers in the spirit of the place, where time is measured not by the frantic pace of modern industry, but by the slow, deliberate growth of life in harsh conditions. Residents gather in the open spaces of Bishop Park, an expanse that anchors the daily rhythm of the locality. Whether one is drawn to the high-desert air or the stark beauty of the landscape, Bishop remains a point of stillness, defined by the relentless, quiet majesty of the inland wild.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- C5 Studios Community Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 0.1 mi, 126° SE
- Inyo Council for the Arts (Arts Centre) — 0.2 mi, 186° S
- Bishop Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 360° N
- American Mule Museum (Museum) — 0.3 mi, 003° N
- Inyo Other (National Forest) — 0.4 mi, 360° N · 9 acres
- Inyo National Forest (National Forest) — 3.5 mi, 206° SW · 2.0M acres
- Fish Slough Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 4.4 mi, 347° N · 15k acres
- Volcanic Tablelands Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 4.7 mi, 327° NW · 13k acres
- Fish Slough (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 4.9 mi, 360° N
- White Mountains Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 8.1 mi, 032° NE · 231k acres
- John Muir Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 10.6 mi, 269° W · 654k acres
- Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest Protection Area (National) (National Conservation Area) — 11.1 mi, 071° E · 32k acres
- Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest Botanical Area (National Scenic Byway) — 11.1 mi, 071° E
- Sierra View Vista Point (Viewpoint) — 11.5 mi, 092° E
- Methuselah (Attraction) — 12.6 mi, 085° E
- Chidago Canyon Petroglyphs (Historic Ruins) — 14.4 mi, 355° N
- Mayfield Canyon Battleground (Registered Battlefield) — 14.5 mi, 293° NW
- Zurich (Historic Ruins) — 14.6 mi, 149° SE
- Kings Canyon National Park (National Park) — 18.9 mi, 203° SW · 459k acres
- Tom's Place Monument (Monument) — 20.8 mi, 311° NW
- Rock Monster (Attraction) — 21.2 mi, 215° SW
- Saline Valley Road OHV Trailhead (Attraction) — 24.4 mi, 130° SE
- Death Valley National Park (National Park) — 24.7 mi, 117° SE · 3.4M acres
- John Muir Rock (Attraction) — 25.7 mi, 247° SW
- Mammoth Museum (Museum) — 36.3 mi, 301° NW
- Minaret Cinemas (Cinema) — 36.5 mi, 302° NW
- Julia E. Townsend Memorial (Monument) — 37.2 mi, 299° NW
- 786 Squadron Memorial (Monument) — 42.7 mi, 260° W
- Paiute Mural (Public Artwork) — 45.8 mi, 163° S
- Ponderosa Victory Circle (Theatre) — 49.1 mi, 216° SW
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About This Bishop Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Bishop, California. Coordinates: 37.36354, -118.39511. 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 Bishop includes the ZIP code (93514, 93515), telephone area code (760), county seat of Inyo County (Independence), and school district assignment (Bishop Unified School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
