Cedarville California Map

About Cedarville, California

Cedarville is a locality in Modoc County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 437. The population density is 31.0 people per km². Cedarville is located at 41.5291°N, 120.1733°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 96104.

Cedar Creek carves a clear, persistent path through the high-desert earth, marking the northern boundary of the landscape that defines Cedarville. It lies 80.9 miles north-northeast of Susanville, CA (from Susanville, CA: bearing 18°T), and is situated 19.3 miles east of Alturas. The town occupies a vast, sun-bleached expanse where the horizon stretches toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Sierra Nevada, a range so far removed that it feels like a memory of stone. Just two miles to the east, the flat, reflective surface of Middle Alkali Lake gathers the sky, turning a pale, metallic blue under the relentless intensity of the afternoon sun. Vegetation here is sparse and hardy, favoring the dry, alkaline soil that separates the valley floor from the rugged, rocky terrain of Cooks Canyon only three miles away. The light in Cedarville possesses a peculiar, sharp clarity, stripping away artifice and leaving only the stark, honest geometry of sagebrush and wide, open sky.

Modoc Park serves as the quiet anchor for the local spirit, providing a communal space that reflects the modest, self-reliant pace of life in Cedarville. Agriculture remains the quiet pulse of the regional economy, with the rhythms of the seasons dictating the work of those who tend the surrounding fields and manage the local livestock. History is found not in grand monuments but in the weathered wooden structures that have survived the shifting patterns of the valley’s development, standing as witnesses to generations who worked this challenging, arid ground. Residents often look toward the higher elevations, where the Owl Creek Trail offers a path into the wilder, upward-reaching reaches of the region. Life moves with an unpretentious gravity here, shaped by the thin, dry air and the profound silence that settles over the plains once the sun dips below the western edge of the world.

About This Cedarville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Cedarville, California. Coordinates: 41.529061, -120.173278. 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 Cedarville includes the ZIP code (96104), telephone area code (530), county seat of Modoc County (Alturas), and school district assignment (Surprise Valley Joint 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.