Cedar Slope California Map

About Cedar Slope, California

Cedar Slope is a locality in Tulare County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 10. The population density is 13.4 people per km². Cedar Slope is located at 36.1452°N, 118.5784°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 93265.

Cedar Slope rises from the high, rugged terrain where the earth holds the weight of ancient, towering timber. It lies 25.1 miles east-northeast of Porterville, CA (from Porterville, CA: bearing 77°T), and is situated 28.7 miles east of Lindsay. McIntyre Creek carves a persistent, silver path through the landscape, its waters cold and clear as they slip past the roots of giants that define the Giant Sequoia National Monument. The air here carries a sharp, resinous clarity, distinct from the hazy warmth of the lowlands, and the light at dusk settles in long, bruised purples against the needles of the forest canopy. Only a mile away, the open expanse of Smith and Failing Meadow offers a quiet contrast to the dense, vertical architecture of the surrounding groves, providing a place where the wind moves without obstruction across the tall, sun-bleached grasses.

Cedar Slope exists as a quiet sentinel within a protected wilderness, a place where the human footprint remains light against the massive scale of the natural world. While the regional economy has shifted away from the intensive logging that once defined the early settlement of these highlands, the presence of the forest remains the primary anchor for those who live among the trees. Travelers seeking the solitude of the wilderness often traverse the Summit Trail seven miles away, or wander toward the distant, rhythmic thunder of Cholollo Falls. Life in Cedar Slope follows the slow, deliberate turning of the seasons, far removed from the frantic pace of the distant urban centers, finding its rhythm instead in the seasonal shift of the canopy and the enduring, silent presence of the Sierra Nevada visible on the far horizon.

About This Cedar Slope Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Cedar Slope, California. Coordinates: 36.145223, -118.578422. 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 Cedar Slope includes the ZIP code (93265), telephone area code (661), county seat of Tulare County (Visalia), and school district assignment (Porterville Unified School District (9-12)).

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.