Colfax California Map

About Colfax, California

Colfax is a locality in Placer County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,995. The population density is 547.8 people per km². Colfax is located at 39.1007°N, 120.9533°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. Colfax is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 95713.

Colfax commands a rugged stretch of high ground where the earth breaks into steep, timbered slopes and deep, shadowed ravines. It lies 10.0 miles southeast of Grass Valley, CA (from Grass Valley, CA: bearing 145°T), and is situated 7.0 miles northeast of Lake of the Pines. The landscape surrounding Colfax is defined by the proximity of Burnt Flat and the persistent, downward pull of Campbell Creek, which carves its way through the dense undergrowth nearby. Sunlight here carries a sharp, high-altitude clarity, illuminating the dry grasses that turn to brittle gold under the heat of a long summer. A few miles to the west, the calm surface of Rollins Reservoir mirrors the sky, while the distant, serrated spine of the Sierra Nevada looms against the horizon, providing a permanent, silent backdrop to the daily movement of wind through the pines.

History lingers in the iron-stained soil and the remnants of old mining paths, reminding those who traverse the Probable Donner Trail of the arduous migrations that once defined this corridor. The local economy, once tethered to the feverish extraction of minerals and the relentless expansion of the rail line, now sustains itself through a quieter rhythm of small-scale commerce and the daily transit of travelers moving between the lowlands and the heights. Residents often gather in the shade of Lions Children's Park, a focal point where the stillness of the afternoon is occasionally broken by the distant, rushing descent of Codfish Falls. Life here is measured by the slow shift of shadows across the ridges and the dry, resinous scent of the forest that seems to permeate the very wood of the buildings.

About This Colfax Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Colfax, California. Coordinates: 39.10073, -120.953276. 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 Colfax includes the ZIP code (95713), telephone area code (530), county seat of Placer County (Auburn), and school district assignment (Colfax Elementary 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.