Byron California Map

About Byron, California

Byron is a locality in Contra Costa County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,140. The population density is 67.5 people per km². Byron is located at 37.8756°N, 121.6421°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 94514.

Byron occupies a flat, sun-drenched expanse where the air holds the dry, expectant heat of the interior, yet carries a faint, salt-tinged memory of the ocean seventeen miles to the west. It lies 3.5 miles southwest of Discovery Bay, CA (from Discovery Bay, CA: bearing 216°T), and is situated 5.5 miles southeast of Brentwood. The horizon is dominated by the distant, hazy silhouette of the Coast Ranges, while the immediate landscape is defined by a low, rhythmic sweep of earth that descends toward the marshy margins of Sand Bay. Brushy Creek meanders through the periphery, its seasonal path tracing a quiet line through the fields, while the nearby Los Vaqueros Watershed offers a protected sanctuary of high grasses and open sky. To the north, the water of Clifton Court Forebay glints under the heavy Pacific light, a steady, man-made presence that anchors the surrounding agricultural grid against the persistent, shifting dust of the valley floor.

Byron emerged from the intersection of mineral springs and fertile soil, its character forged by a history of restorative waters and the relentless labor of the harvest. The economy remains tied to the pulse of the land, where the seasonal cycle of growth and dormancy dictates the pace of daily affairs, and the shadow of Briones Valley keeps a cool watch over the local fields. Widdows Island sits as a quiet, isolated landmark in the nearby waters, a relic of a geography shaped by the constant press of tides and the reclamation of the soil. Life here maintains a singular focus, shaped by the interplay of the deep, subterranean fault lines and the vast, Mediterranean-toned sky that seems to expand with every passing hour of the afternoon.

About This Byron Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Byron, California. Coordinates: 37.875644, -121.64212. 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 Byron includes the ZIP code (94514), telephone area code (510), county seat of Contra Costa County (Martinez), and school district assignment (Byron Union 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.