Buena Vista California Map

About Buena Vista, California

Buena Vista is a locality in Tehama County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 542. The population density is 124.0 people per km². Buena Vista is located at 38.2975°N, 120.9174°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP codes: 95384, 95640.

Buena Vista rises from the sun-bleached earth where the oak savanna transitions into the rugged, timbered reaches of the Lassen National Forest. It lies 21.2 miles east-southeast of Red Bluff, CA (from Red Bluff, CA: bearing 113°T), and is situated 18.7 miles east-northeast of Corning. The landscape here is defined by the expansive, open reach of Morris Flat, a low-lying basin that catches the sharp, clear light of the inland afternoon. To the west, the distant, jagged silhouette of the Cascade Range marks the horizon, while the immediate terrain is broken by the quiet, seasonal flow of Little Dry Creek. A few miles to the north, the waters of Horseshoe Pond hold the reflection of the high-altitude sky, offering a stillness that seems to absorb the heat of the day. The air carries the scent of dry grass and pine, a persistent, earthy perfume that grounds the senses in the interior topography of the region.

Buena Vista retains the character of a place forged by the steady, labor-intensive demands of land management and forestry. The local economy persists in the rhythms of the seasons, drawing its vitality from the surrounding woodlands and the sprawling, quiet acreage of the forest service lands. Residents traverse the Buena Vista Trail, a path that cuts through the brush and provides a direct, unadorned connection to the wilder stretches of the high country. History here is marked not by grand monuments, but by the slow, deliberate persistence of those who work the soil and clear the timber. Life proceeds with a measured, intentional gravity, where the shift from the bright, unforgiving clarity of midday to the deepening shadows of evening defines the cadence of the day.

About This Buena Vista Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Buena Vista, California. Coordinates: 38.297487, -120.917402. 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 Buena Vista includes the ZIP code (95384, 95640), telephone area code (530), county seat of Tehama County (Red Bluff), and school district assignment (Amador County 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.