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Chowchilla California Map

Explore Chowchilla, 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 Chowchilla, California

How to Use This Chowchilla, California Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Chowchilla, 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 Chowchilla.

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	Chowchilla
State	California (CA)
County	Madera County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	37.116104
Longitude	-120.241978
Population	19,039
Density	663.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	93610
Area Code	760
County Seat	Madera
School District	Chowchilla Elementary School District

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About Chowchilla, California

Chowchilla is a locality in Madera County, California, United States. It has a population of 19,039. The population density is 663.1 people per km². Chowchilla is located at 37.1161°N, 120.2420°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. Chowchilla is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 93610.

Chowchilla remains a singular presence upon the vast, sun-drenched plains of the Central Valley. It lies 15.7 miles northwest of Madera, CA (from Madera, CA: bearing 315°T), and is situated 17.4 miles southeast of Merced. The land around Chowchilla stretches toward the horizon in a quiet, expansive flatness that catches the low, amber light of late afternoon with startling clarity. To the east, the distant, snow-dusted peaks of the Sierra Nevada emerge as a jagged gray silhouette against the pale sky. Moisture collects in the shallow bed of Berenda Slough, which winds its way through the nearby fields with a slow, deliberate grace. Residents often look toward the open horizon, where the heat shimmers above the earth, while El Nido Reservoir waits nine miles away as a quiet, still anchor in the regional landscape.

Chowchilla emerged from the transformation of expansive cattle ranches into a productive agricultural center at the turn of the twentieth century. The local economy relies heavily on the rhythm of the harvest, with orchards and sprawling fields of alfalfa defining the seasonal labor of its people. Industry here is tied to the soil, processing the bounty of the valley through packing houses and manufacturing facilities that hum with steady, focused activity. Small businesses line the central thoroughfares, maintaining an economy that values stability and the persistent work of the seasons. The history of the area is written in the irrigation ditches and the straight, purposeful lines of the fence rows that divide the deep, fertile earth.

Cultural life in Chowchilla finds its center at Veterans Memorial Park, a place where the community gathers for local events and quiet respite beneath the shade of mature trees. The town maintains a modest, resilient character, often reflected in the high school sports culture that brings neighbors together under the stadium lights on autumn evenings. While the pace is measured, the spirit of the place is marked by a deep-rooted dedication to the land and the families who have long called these plains home. Notable individuals such as the legendary country singer Buck Owens spent formative years in the region, absorbing the quiet, hardworking ethos that persists here today. Life in Chowchilla moves with the turning of the sun, defined by the simple, enduring cycle of the agricultural year.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Veterans Memorial Park (Local Park) — 1.2 mi, 283° W
Sports Leisure Park (Local Park) — 1.8 mi, 271° W
Abby Needham Plaque (Monument) — 14.8 mi, 139° SE
Lens 360 (Arts Centre) — 18.5 mi, 314° NW
Merced Vernal Pools and Grassland Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 18.5 mi, 336° NW
Merced National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 18.9 mi, 277° W · 7,642 acres
Big Rufus (Public Artwork) — 19.8 mi, 329° NW
Carol Tomlinson-Keasey Memorial Quad (Monument) — 20.0 mi, 330° NW
Grasslands Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 20.2 mi, 284° W · 30k acres
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 20.2 mi, 067° NE
Sierra Sky Park Historical Marker (Monument) — 28.1 mi, 133° SE
San Luis National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 28.7 mi, 278° W · 36k acres
Forestiere Underground Gardens (Attraction) — 29.1 mi, 137° SE
Sierra Artists Gallery (Gallery) — 29.7 mi, 031° NE
Door Art Gallery (Gallery) — 29.8 mi, 133° SE
Friant Roulette (Viewpoint) — 30.8 mi, 124° SE
Millerton Courthouse Museum (Museum) — 31.1 mi, 105° E
Sierra National Forest (National Forest) — 33.8 mi, 031° NE · 1.3M acres
Table Mountain Casino (Attraction) — 34.0 mi, 105° E
A Sense Of Place (Gallery) — 34.1 mi, 135° SE
Fresno Chaffee Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 34.2 mi, 137° SE
St. Dulce (Arts Centre) — 34.6 mi, 135° SE
Roger Rocka's Dinner Theater (Theatre) — 34.7 mi, 135° SE
2nd Space Theatre (Theatre) — 34.8 mi, 135° SE
Fresno Metropolitan Museum (Museum) — 35.8 mi, 136° SE
Fresno Discovery Center (Museum) — 37.1 mi, 130° SE
Stanislaus National Forest (National Forest) — 39.0 mi, 018° N · 901k acres
Yosemite National Park (National Park) — 41.4 mi, 050° NE · 743k acres
Yosemite Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 43.2 mi, 044° NE · 704k acres
Ansel Adams Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 52.6 mi, 056° NE · 232k acres

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