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Bridgeport California Map

Explore Bridgeport, 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 Bridgeport, California

How to Use This Bridgeport, California Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Bridgeport, 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 Bridgeport.

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	Bridgeport
State	California (CA)
County	Nevada County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	38.25521
Longitude	-119.210424
Population	553
Density	9.8 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	95338, 95946, 93517
Area Code	530, 760
County Seat	Nevada City
School District	Eastern Sierra Unified School District

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About Bridgeport, California

Bridgeport is a locality in Nevada County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 553. The population density is 9.8 people per km². Bridgeport is located at 38.2552°N, 119.2104°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP codes: 95338, 95946, 93517.

Bridgeport occupies a rugged expanse where the South Yuba River carves its path through the earth, marking the land with a persistent, cold urgency. It lies 8.7 miles northwest of Grass Valley, CA (from Grass Valley, CA: bearing 305°T), and is situated 4.1 miles north of Lake Wildwood. The topography here is defined by the deep, narrow creases of Kentucky Ravine, where the shadows lengthen early against the slopes and the air carries the sharp, clean scent of dry grass and pine. Sunlight in this inland reach has a pale, clarifying quality, illuminating the tawny hillsides and the stark geometry of the terrain that stretches toward the distant Sierra Nevada on the horizon. Six miles out, the still surface of Virginia Ranch Reservoir acts as a dark mirror for the sky, holding the silence of the high country in its basin.

South Yuba River State Park serves as the anchor for the local spirit, preserving the remnants of a landscape once turned over by the restless ambition of gold seekers. The economy of Bridgeport has long since shifted from the frantic extraction of the past to a quieter, deliberate pace that honors the stubborn persistence of its inhabitants. Old stone foundations and rusted iron artifacts linger in the tall grass, silent witnesses to a time when the riverbanks hummed with the labor of those who sought fortune in the silt. Today, the rhythm of life in Bridgeport follows the slow rotation of the seasons, characterized by the maintenance of fences, the movement of light across the ravine, and the steady, unceasing flow of the river that continues to define the boundaries of the world here.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Bodie Mountain Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 0.3 mi, 090° E · 26k acres
Travertine Hot Springs Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 0.4 mi, 180° S
Fort Independence (Viewpoint) — 1.0 mi, 218° SW
Bridgeport Ballfields and Skate Park (Local Recreation) — 1.0 mi, 276° W
Bodie Hills Preserve (Conservation Area) — 2.2 mi, 204° SW
Toiyabe National Forest (National Forest) — 3.8 mi, 342° N · 3.9M acres
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 4.4 mi, 351° N
Virginia Creek (Wild & Scenic River) — 5.2 mi, 170° S · 779 acres
Dog Creek (Wild & Scenic River) — 6.1 mi, 175° S · 1,084 acres
Bodie Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 6.4 mi, 079° E · 17k acres
Hunewill Upper Sawmill (Monument) — 6.7 mi, 260° W
Little Bodie Monument (Monument) — 7.4 mi, 169° S
Hoover Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 9.1 mi, 222° SW · 128k acres
Machinery (Historic Ruins) — 11.0 mi, 106° E
Red Cloud Mining Equipment (Historic Ruins) — 11.0 mi, 105° E
Bodie Museum and Visitor Center (Museum) — 11.1 mi, 106° E
Yosemite National Park (National Park) — 13.9 mi, 213° SW · 743k acres
Yosemite Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 13.9 mi, 213° SW · 704k acres
Avalanche of 1911 (Monument) — 14.5 mi, 170° S
Upside-Down House (Attraction) — 21.1 mi, 166° S
South Tufa Area (Attraction) — 23.7 mi, 155° SE
Navy Beach (Attraction) — 24.1 mi, 154° SE
Aspen Glen Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 25.2 mi, 323° NW
Dana Campfire Circle (Theatre) — 27.5 mi, 197° S
Conness Campfire Circle (Theatre) — 27.8 mi, 197° S
Columns of the Giants (Attraction) — 32.7 mi, 280° W
Nature Center at Happy Isles (Museum) — 40.9 mi, 208° SW
Pinecrest Art Gallery (Gallery) — 42.8 mi, 264° W
Minaret Cinemas (Cinema) — 44.7 mi, 162° S
Mammoth Museum (Museum) — 44.9 mi, 162° S

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