Centerville California Map

About Centerville, California

Centerville is a locality in Butte County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,095. The population density is 100.3 people per km². Centerville is located at 40.5429°N, 122.4645°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP codes: 93657, 95928, 96001.

Centerville occupies a landscape of quiet endurance, where the earth holds the heat of the afternoon long after the sun has retreated behind the jagged silhouette of the distant Cascade Range. It lies 10.5 miles east-northeast of Chico, CA (from Chico, CA: bearing 67°T), and is situated 2.6 miles northwest of Paradise. Butte Creek carves its path through the terrain, a vital artery that defines the character of the soil and dictates the rhythm of the valley floor. The land here leans toward a rugged, inland austerity, with the expansive openness of Whiskey Flat lying only a few miles away to break the monotony of the oak-studded plains. Even in the stillness of midday, the air carries a dry, parched clarity, while the proximity of Magalia Reservoir offers a rare, shimmering reprieve from the relentless golden light that bleaches the grasses to a pale, brittle straw.

Centerville draws its identity from the protected expanse of the Butte Creek ACEC, an ecological mandate that preserves the wilder, untamed edges of the territory. Local life remains tethered to the slow cycles of the interior, where the economy has historically pivoted on the management of resources and the modest, persistent demands of regional agriculture. History here is not written in grand monuments but in the weathered fence lines and the stubborn persistence of structures that have survived the shift from early settlement to the present day. The pace of Centerville reflects a pragmatic caution, a shared understanding that the land is subject to the dry heat and the slow, inevitable movement of the earth, fostering a culture that values resilience over the fleeting trends of the outside world.

About This Centerville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Centerville, California. Coordinates: 40.542902, -122.464505. 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 Centerville includes the ZIP code (93657, 95928, 96001), telephone area code (530), county seat of Butte County (Oroville), and school district assignment (Shasta Union High 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.