Explore Cypress, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Cypress, 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 Cypress.
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 | Cypress |
| State | California (CA) |
| County | Orange County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| Latitude | 33.81696 |
| Longitude | -118.037285 |
| Population | 50,151 |
| Density | 2928.1 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 90630 |
| Area Code | 310, 424 |
| County Seat | Santa Ana |
| School District | Anaheim Union High School District |
Cypress sits upon a flat, sun-bleached expanse where the low-slung horizon is punctuated by the distant, hazy silhouette of the San Gabriel Mountains. It lies 2.1 miles south-southeast of La Palma, CA (from La Palma, CA: bearing 165°T), and is situated 9.4 miles east-northeast of Long Beach. Carbon Creek carves a quiet, unassuming path through the landscape, acting as a linear vein that marks the transition between suburban order and the wilder, scrub-brushed memories of the plains. Five miles to the west, the Pacific Ocean exerts a subtle influence on the atmosphere, sending a cooling fog drift that softens the sharp edges of the afternoon light. Within the immediate reach of local topography, the Crescent Retarding Basin and the nearby Los Alamitos Retarding Basin serve as necessary, engineered reservoirs that hold the memory of winter rains. Damron Park offers a small, verdant anchor for the neighborhood, providing a patch of managed earth where the scent of dry grass often mingles with the faint, saline breath of the distant coast.
Cypress evolved from a landscape of dairy farms and rural outposts into a structured grid of residential streets and industrious zones. The economy shifted away from the agrarian cycles of the past to embrace a diverse commercial sector that sustains the modern pace of the region. Where once the land was defined by the labor of the soil, today the rhythm is set by the steady hum of commerce and the movement of goods through essential transit corridors. Cypress maintains a pragmatic character, valuing the utility of its industrial spaces as much as the quietude of its suburban avenues. The legacy of its founding remains visible in the wide, arterial roads that serve as the modern equivalent of old trade routes, directing the flow of daily life with efficient, predictable precision.
Cypress fosters a culture of understated stability, where the community gathers in shared spaces and schools that serve as the pillars of local identity. The architecture of the area is functional and clean, reflecting a preference for clarity and order over ornamental display. Notable figures such as the musician John Stamos have roots in this environment, carrying the influence of the region into the wider world of performance and media. Major events often center on the local educational institutions, which act as the pulse of civic engagement and collective ambition. Residents find a particular, quiet beauty in the way the late-day sun catches the architecture, casting long, geometric shadows across the pavement. This is a place that observes its own quiet growth, preferring the steady, reliable heartbeat of a settled life to the frantic clamor of more crowded centers.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Cypress, California. Coordinates: 33.81696, -118.037285. 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 Cypress includes the ZIP code (90630), telephone area code (310, 424), county seat of Orange County (Santa Ana), and school district assignment (Anaheim Union High School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |