Death Valley California Map

About Death Valley, California

Death Valley is a locality in Inyo County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 576. The population density is 1.0 people per km². Death Valley is located at 36.5323°N, 116.9325°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 92328.

Death Valley unfolds as a vast amphitheater of extremes, where ochre-stained mountains plunge into a basin floor bleached by relentless sun. It lies 57.3 miles west-north-west of Pahrump, NV (from Pahrump, NV: bearing 293°T), and is situated 30.5 miles west-south-west of Amargosa Valley. The air itself feels brittle, a dry whisper that carries the scent of dust and ancient stone. Here, the earth cracks open to reveal a stark, almost geological poetry: salt flats gleam like shattered mirrors under a sky that stretches, impossibly blue, from horizon to horizon. The very silence seems to have a texture, a profound stillness broken only by the murmur of wind sculpting dunes into ephemeral waves. At dusk, the towering peaks bleed into hues of rose and violet, a fleeting, painterly grace that softens the raw, untamed character of this land. This immense expanse, a national park now, was once a crucible of hope and hardship for prospectors drawn by whispers of silver and gold. The ghosts of boomtowns like Rhyolite linger in the skeletal remains of buildings, a poignant testament to the ephemeral nature of fortune-seeking. The local economy, once driven by the arduous extraction of minerals, now finds its pulse in the steady stream of visitors drawn to Death Valley's singular, stark beauty. The resilient spirit of those who first tamed this harsh environment is echoed in the hardy desert flora that clings tenaciously to life, a silent defiance against the overwhelming heat and aridity.

About This Death Valley Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Death Valley, California — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 36.532265, -116.932541. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Death Valley and Inyo County.

Detailed location data for Death Valley includes the ZIP code (92328), telephone area code (909), county seat of Inyo County (Independence), and school district assignment. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Death Valley is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.