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Cerritos California Map

Explore Cerritos, California, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Cerritos, California

How to Use This Cerritos, California Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Cerritos, California. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of California or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Cerritos.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Cerritos
State	California (CA)
County	Los Angeles County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	33.867745
Longitude	-118.069471
Population	49,578
Density	2193.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	90703
Area Code	818, 747
County Seat	Los Angeles
School District	ABC Unified School District

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About Cerritos, California

Cerritos is a locality in Los Angeles County, California, United States. It has a population of 49,578. The population density is 2193.4 people per km². Cerritos is located at 33.8677°N, 118.0695°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. Cerritos is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 90703.

Cerritos occupies a flat expanse of land where the golden light of the Pacific Ocean seems to filter through a perpetual, soft-edged haze. It lies 1.2 miles east-southeast of Artesia, CA (from Artesia, CA: bearing 116°T), and is situated 9.5 miles northeast of Long Beach. Coyote Creek winds its way through the landscape, providing a quiet, rhythmic boundary that shapes the local topography. On clear mornings, the sharp, distant silhouette of the San Gabriel Mountains rises against the horizon, anchoring the northern view with a sense of geologic permanence. Pat Nixon Park offers a verdant center of respite, where the earth feels steady and the air carries the faint, saline signature of the coast only seven miles away. Beyond the immediate terrain, the Los Alamitos Retarding Basin manages the ebb and flow of the watershed, while the distant, hazy form of Hog Island rests like a dream upon the sea.

Cerritos emerged from a landscape once defined by agricultural rhythms, transitioning steadily into a modern hub of commerce and civic organization. The local economy thrives on a robust mix of retail and light industrial enterprise, reflecting a history of deliberate development and steady growth. Where once there were simple fields, a sophisticated network of infrastructure now sustains the daily movement of goods and labor across the region. This transition has replaced older, agrarian patterns with a dense, interconnected grid that fuels the prosperity of the present day. The industrious spirit of the area remains evident in the careful maintenance of its public spaces and the orderly design of its business corridors.

Cerritos cultivates a distinct cultural identity characterized by its commitment to the arts and a diverse, forward-looking population. The Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts serves as a primary landmark, drawing visitors to its architectural geometry and high-caliber cultural programming. Residents often gather for community events that celebrate the shared history and vibrant, multicultural threads of the neighborhood. Notable individuals, such as the actor John Corbett, have roots that connect back to the local atmosphere of this managed, suburban landscape. Life here moves with a focused, deliberate pace, punctuated by the quiet beauty of a well-tended park or the sudden, brilliant clarity of a winter sunset.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Infinity (Public Artwork) — 0.2 mi, 119° SE
Aeroméxico Flight 498 & Piper PA-28 (08.31.1986) (Monument) — 0.2 mi, 116° SE
Cerritos Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 0.3 mi, 111° E
Artesia Park (Local Park) — 0.6 mi, 222° SW
Don Knabe Community Regional Park (Local Park) — 1.1 mi, 160° S
Cerritos Sports Complex (Local Recreation) — 1.3 mi, 164° S
Coyote Creek & Bike Trail (Local Recreation) — 1.4 mi, 144° SE
Multi-Purpose Room (Theatre) — 1.5 mi, 285° W
Norwalk Square (Monument) — 2.5 mi, 342° N
Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Cypress (Attraction) — 2.5 mi, 162° S
Regency Norwalk 8 (Cinema) — 2.7 mi, 342° N
Boardwalk BBQ Stage (Theatre) — 4.2 mi, 111° E
CGV Buena Park (Cinema) — 4.2 mi, 098° E
Silver Bullet (Attraction) — 4.3 mi, 112° E
Western Trails Museum (Museum) — 4.3 mi, 113° SE
Livery Stable (Attraction) — 4.3 mi, 113° SE
Sally Swings (Attraction) — 4.3 mi, 110° E
LGB Viewing Area (Viewpoint) — 5.9 mi, 228° SW
Stay Gallery (Gallery) — 6.2 mi, 324° NW
Rancho Los Alamitos (Museum) — 6.6 mi, 199° S
Long Beach Lifeguard Museum (Museum) — 7.8 mi, 205° SW
Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 7.9 mi, 182° S · 1,777 acres
PAS Gallery and Studio (Gallery) — 8.1 mi, 089° E
California Coastal National Monument (National Monument) — 16.3 mi, 230° SW · 8,946 acres
San Gabriel Mountains National Monument (National Monument) — 21.2 mi, 014° N · 454k acres
Angeles National Forest (National Forest) — 21.2 mi, 014° N · 662k acres

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