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College City California Map

Explore College City, 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 College City, California

How to Use This College City, California Map

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

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	College City
State	California (CA)
County	Colusa County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	39.00573
Longitude	-122.009413
Population	292
Density	38.4 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	95912
Area Code	530
County Seat	Colusa
School District	Pierce Joint Unified School District

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About College City, California

College City is a locality in Colusa County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 292. The population density is 38.4 people per km². College City is located at 39.0057°N, 122.0094°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 95912.

College City occupies a flat, expansive reach of the Colusa Basin, where the horizon stretches wide under a vast, pale sky. It lies 23.0 miles west-southwest of Yuba City, CA (from Yuba City, CA: bearing 246°T), and is situated 2.7 miles east-southeast of Arbuckle. The land here remains defined by the rhythmic cycles of the Colusa Trough, which winds through the terrain with a slow, deliberate persistence, feeding the soil that supports the surrounding agricultural expanse. In the distance, the faint, jagged silhouette of the Coast Ranges marks the western boundary of the world, appearing as a hazy violet smudge against the brilliance of the late afternoon sun. Locals often find a quiet solace in the proximity of Wee Park, a small patch of managed green that offers a respite from the intensity of the summer heat. Even the air seems to hold a particular weight here, thick with the scent of dry earth and the distant promise of Cecil Lake, which rests eight miles away as a glassy mirror reflecting the shifting clouds.

Agricultural ambition serves as the lifeblood of College City, anchoring the settlement to the rhythms of harvest and the patient labor of the fields. The economy functions as a steady engine, driven by the cultivation of the fertile valley floor where deep, alluvial dirt yields a bounty that fuels the regional trade. While the Coast Ranges remain far enough to serve only as a visual anchor, the character of the place is forged by the intersection of these productive plains and the quiet persistence of its residents. Daily life moves with a measured, intentional cadence, far removed from the frantic pace of the coast, defined instead by the seasonal turning of the crops and the enduring presence of the Colusa Trough. It is a place that demands a certain humility from its inhabitants, who recognize that their livelihood is inextricably tied to the health of the land and the reliable, steady flow of the local waters.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Wee Park (Local Park) — 2.5 mi, 282° W
Memorial Park (Local Park) — 2.7 mi, 287° W
North Central Valley Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 7.6 mi, 356° N · 2,771 acres
Steve Thompson North Central Valley Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 7.6 mi, 356° N · 2,771 acres
Colusa National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 7.6 mi, 353° N · 8,213 acres
Sutter Bypass Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.2 mi, 082° E
Sacramento Valley Museum (Museum) — 12.9 mi, 321° NW
Cache Creek Corridor Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 14.0 mi, 240° SW
Sutter National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 14.3 mi, 062° NE · 5,234 acres
Veterans Memorial Wall (Monument) — 14.5 mi, 359° N
Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument (National Monument) — 15.0 mi, 246° SW · 598k acres
Cache Creek (Wild & Scenic River) — 18.1 mi, 253° W · 4,844 acres
Cache Creek Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 20.4 mi, 255° W · 31k acres
Sutter County Museum (Museum) — 22.3 mi, 064° NE
Leahn Joshua Halprin Lagoon (Monument) — 22.7 mi, 073° E
Lake of the Woods State Wildlife Area (Nature Reserve) — 23.0 mi, 089° E
Lake overlook (Viewpoint) — 23.2 mi, 102° E
Cotton Rosser Arena Pavilion (Theatre) — 23.7 mi, 067° NE
Veterans Memorial Auditorium (Theatre) — 24.4 mi, 067° NE
Mary Aaron Memorial Museum (Museum) — 24.4 mi, 067° NE
Black Bear Welcome (Public Artwork) — 26.7 mi, 148° SE
The Gibson House (Museum) — 26.9 mi, 152° SE
Cinemark Movie 5 (Cinema) — 27.3 mi, 151° SE
Mendocino National Forest (National Forest) — 31.4 mi, 294° NW · 929k acres
Northrop T-38 A Talon (Monument) — 31.8 mi, 075° E
Lower Lake Schoolhouse Museum (Museum) — 32.7 mi, 258° W
UC Davis Design Museum (Gallery) — 34.8 mi, 157° SE
Little Damonte's Hubcap Ranch (Attraction) — 34.9 mi, 223° SW
John Natsoulas Gallery (Gallery) — 35.1 mi, 156° SE
Regal Holiday 6 (Cinema) — 35.1 mi, 156° SE

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