Bonita California Map

About Bonita, California

Bonita is a locality in Madera County, California, United States. It has a population of 12,917. The population density is 994.1 people per km². Bonita is located at 32.6732°N, 117.0061°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP codes: 91902, 93637, 91910.

Bonita occupies a broad, sun-drenched expanse of the interior plains, where the horizon remains wide and unobstructed by the jagged silhouettes of the distant Sierra Nevada. It lies 7.8 miles west of Madera, CA (from Madera, CA: bearing 266°T), and is situated 8.8 miles west-southwest of Madera Acres. The earth here is characterized by low, parched slopes that catch the amber light of late afternoon, turning the dry grasses into a shimmering, metallic gold. Two miles to the west, the Fresno River carves a quiet, seasonal path through the silt and scrub, providing a narrow ribbon of riparian life that stands in stark contrast to the surrounding arid heat. The air in Bonita carries the scent of dust and sun-baked earth, a stillness that deepens as the shadows stretch long and thin across the plains, grounding the landscape in a profound and heavy quiet.

Agricultural roots run deep in the soil of Bonita, where legacy orchards and small-scale livestock operations once defined the rhythm of the seasons. While modern development has shifted the local economy toward suburban residential growth, the memory of those agrarian days persists in the sprawling properties and wide, unhurried lanes. Residents frequently seek the quiet recreation found at Lions Town and Country Regional Park, a space that offers a reprieve from the heat of the central plains. Far to the north, the waters of Madera Lake remain a distant, glimmering point in the landscape, a reminder of the scarcity of water that dictates the pace of life here. Bonita maintains a character defined by this deliberate, inland atmosphere, where the daily cycle is measured not by the passage of tides, but by the relentless, beautiful progression of the sun across an endless sky.

About This Bonita Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Bonita, California. Coordinates: 32.673217, -117.006101. 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 Bonita includes the ZIP code (91902, 93637, 91910), telephone area code (760, 949), county seat of Madera County (Madera), and school district assignment (Chula Vista 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.