Bridgeport California Map

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.

About This Bridgeport Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Bridgeport, California. Coordinates: 38.25521, -119.210424. 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 Bridgeport includes the ZIP code (95338, 95946, 93517), telephone area code (530, 760), county seat of Nevada County (Nevada City), and school district assignment (Eastern Sierra Unified 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.