Explore Bridgeville, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Bridgeville, 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 Bridgeville.
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 | Bridgeville |
| State | California (CA) |
| County | Humboldt County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| Latitude | 40.469306 |
| Longitude | -123.799763 |
| Population | 280 |
| Density | 2.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Codes | 95528, 95526 |
| Area Code | 530 |
| County Seat | Eureka |
Bridgeville maintains a quiet, enduring presence along the banks of the Van Duzen River, where the water carves a deliberate path through the rugged inland terrain. It lies 20.8 miles east-southeast of Fortuna, CA (from Fortuna, CA: bearing 115°T), and is situated 16.2 miles east of Rio Dell. Golden grasses blanket the surrounding slopes during the long, dry summers, while the afternoon light catches the edges of the high, arid benches that rise toward the distant Klamath Mountains. Only a few miles away, the cool, shaded canopy of the Rockefeller Redwood Forest offers a profound stillness, standing in sharp contrast to the sun-drenched oak savanna that defines much of the immediate landscape. To the north, the hidden spill of Pepperwood Falls feeds into the local drainage, while the quiet, protected reaches of Butte Creek serve as a refuge for the native flora and fauna that thrive in this secluded basin.
Bridgeville carries the weight of a long, singular history, having once functioned as a hub for the industrious settlers who navigated the challenging topography of the region. The local economy, historically tethered to the timber harvest and the rhythms of agriculture, continues to shape the character of the few who remain in this secluded pocket of the valley. While the proximity to Petty Flat provides a sense of expansive, open ground, the daily pace of life remains slow and deliberate, dictated by the turning seasons rather than the pressures of the wider world. Residents may look toward Kergerson Lake for a momentary respite, or perhaps consider the rugged demands of Allens Trail, yet the enduring identity of Bridgeville resides in its isolation and the quiet fortitude of its landscape.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Bridgeville, California. Coordinates: 40.469306, -123.799763. 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 Bridgeville includes the ZIP code (95528, 95526), telephone area code (530), county seat of Humboldt County (Eureka), and school district assignment.
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. |